Narcotics lord seeks guns for terror in Latin America
A Cuban born narcotics lord allegedly sought production rights to a military rifle for use in anti government and terrorist acts in Latin America. Senate hearings linked drug and weapon trafficking across the U S border and exposed loopholes in gun laws.
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Washington
California
Latin America
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
U.S
Mexico
United States
Nunn
Booth Shaw
Los Angeles
James L Morgan
Morgan Arms Co
Sara le Seigneur
Gaston Santos
Shaw
Sicilia
Europe
Michael J. Williams
Michael Decker
Drug Enforcement Administration
New Mexico
Williams
FBI
U S Mexico Drug Effort Praised By Sheriff Pitchess
Sheriff Peter Pitchess praised a U S Mexican drug enforcement initiative. He reported Los Angeles County heroin seizures down 35 percent from 1975, aligning with federal and state trends. He noted a large campaign against heroin poppy fields and mentioned California faces about one million drug abusers including 120,000 heroin addicts.
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Peter Pitchess
U.S
Mexico
Pitchess
Los Angeles County
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
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