Aparicio Moreno was a [[Colombia|Colombian]] cocaine supplier and money launderer who worked with both [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]] and [[Norwin Meneses]], had connections to the [[FDN]], and was later linked to a [[Central Intelligence Agency]] agent in [[Guatemala]].[^1] ### Role in the Blandón Network Moreno was introduced to Blandón by Norwin Meneses and supplied Blandón with "so many" thousands of kilos of cocaine in 1984 and 1985 that Blandón could not put an exact number on them. Blandón worked with Moreno until 1987. [[Ronald Lister]] told police in 1996 that Moreno was "affiliated with [the] FDN," and Blandón strongly suggested the same during interviews with the CIA Inspector General. Moreno arranged "at least one 1-ton delivery that was delivered by air via Oklahoma," Blandón told the CIA. Blandón said "he and his associates thought the plane might be connected with the CIA because someone had placed a small FDN sticker somewhere on the airplane."[^1] A DEA informant described Moreno as a cocaine supplier and money launderer for both Meneses's [[San Francisco]]-based branch and Blandón's [[Los Angeles]] network. Moreno, his wife Aura, and his family hauled millions in drug profits to [[Miami]] hidden in a motor home. Moreno was also living in Ronald Lister's former Mission Viejo residence when the [[LASD Major Violators]] raided it in October 1986. In Lister's handwritten notes, next to the name "Aparicio," he had written "FDN coordinator."[^1] ### Guatemala Connections [[DEA]] agent [[Celerino Castillo]] encountered Moreno's trail in Guatemala in 1988 while investigating drug trafficking by Guatemalan CIA agent Colonel Julio Roberto Alpirez, a high-ranking military officer on the CIA payroll. Castillo discovered Moreno was both supplying Alpirez with cocaine and selling drugs for Alpirez that had been seized by the Guatemalan military. DEA files confirmed Castillo reported Moreno's activities, but the agency censored all information in his reports. Records appeared to show Moreno was also working as a DEA informant. The CIA Inspector General's report contained no further mention of Moreno.[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Chapter 18: "We bust our ass and the government's involved"