DIACSA was a [[Miami]] aircraft company run by Cuban [[Bay of Pigs]] veteran Alfredo Caballero that served as a cover company for the Costa Rican [[Contras]] and a hub for plotting drug flights and laundering [[cocaine]] profits. A 1985 [[Central Intelligence Agency]] cable described DIACSA as the "cover company" used by the Costa Rican Contras to secretly buy aircraft.[^1] ### Drug Smuggling Operations [[Floyd Carlton]], a Panamanian pilot working with [[Manuel Noriega|Noriega]], had used DIACSA for years as the U.S. headquarters for his Panamanian drug-smuggling venture. Carlton admitted that he and his partners plotted their drug flights and arranged the laundering of their cocaine profits in DIACSA's offices. The company's dual function as both a legitimate aviation business and a narcotics smuggling hub exemplified the overlap between Contra logistics and drug trafficking in [[Florida]].[^2] ### CIA Connections DIACSA's operator, Alfredo Caballero, was a Cuban drug dealer who had been part of the CIA's [[Bay of Pigs|Bay of Pigs operation]]. His background was typical of the Cuban exile operatives the CIA recruited for Contra work, combining anti-Communist credentials with experience in drug trafficking and covert operations. DIACSA's role as a CIA-designated cover company demonstrated how the Agency's covert procurement infrastructure was integrated with the drug trade.[^3] ### Footnotes [^1]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Ch. 14. [^2]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Ch. 14. [^3]: Gary Webb, *Dark Alliance*, Ch. 14.