Fernando Sanchez was the former [[Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]] ambassador to [[Guatemala]] under [[Anastasio Somoza|Somoza]] and served as the [[FDN]]'s representative in Guatemala during the Contra war.[^1] He was identified by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] in 1982 as one of the [[cocaine]] suppliers to the Contra drug operation in [[San Francisco]].[^2] ### Family Connections Sánchez was the brother of [[Aristides Sanchez|Aristides Sánchez]], the FDN's head of supplies and logistics who served as the alleged conduit for cocaine money from the [[Norwin Meneses]] drug ring, and [[Troilo Sanchez|Troilo Sánchez]], a business partner of Meneses and FBI-identified cocaine source for the San Francisco drug ring. The three Sánchez brothers were central figures connecting the FDN leadership to the Meneses drug network.[^2] ### Cocaine Trafficking Allegations [[Carlos Cabezas]] reported to the [[DEA]] and FBI that Fernando Sánchez was directly involved in cocaine transactions with the Meneses organization. FBI tapes recorded conversations between Sánchez, Troilo, and Cabezas about drug deals.[^3] ### Footnotes [^1]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Cast of Characters [^2]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Chapter 5: "God, Fatherland and Freedom" [^3]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Chapter 5: "God, Fatherland and Freedom"