Hondu Carib Cargo

Hondu Carib Cargo Inc. was an air cargo company hired by the FDN to fly supplies to the Contras, operated by Mario Calero - brother of FDN political leader Adolfo Calero.¹

Barry Seal Aircraft Connection

A DC-4 aircraft (N90201) that was allegedly used as a drop site for cocaine and marijuana at Barry Seal's farm in Baton Rouge, according to a 1983 U.S. Customs report, subsequently turned up flying supplies for the Contras in 1985 through Hondu Carib Cargo. The same aircraft type was used for both drug smuggling and Contra supply missions.¹

Drug Trafficking Links

The owner of Hondu Carib was pilot Frank Moss, identified in a 1989 Senate report as having "been investigated, although never indicted, for narcotics offenses by ten different law enforcement agencies." The report said Moss flew FDN supply missions for both Hondu Carib and a Honduran air freight company called SETCO, which was owned by Honduras's biggest drug trafficker, Juan Matta Ballesteros.¹

One DC-4 Moss used to ferry Contra supplies was seized by the DEA in March 1987 on a suspected drug run off Florida's coast. Aboard the plane was marijuana residue and Moss's notes which, according to a CIA cable, contained "the names of two CIA officers and their telephone numbers." Also found was the phone number of Robert Owen, Oliver North's courier in Central America.¹

In 1985, records show, Owen reported to North that a DC-6 owned by Mario Calero "which is being used for runs out of New Orleans is probably being used for drug runs into U.S."¹