San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle was a Bay Area newspaper that reported on aspects of the Contra-connected drug trafficking operations centered in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Chronicle was a Bay Area newspaper that reported on aspects of the Contra-connected drug trafficking operations centered in San Francisco. The Chronicle covered elements of the story that included Rafael Cornejo's cocaine trafficking network and its connection to the broader Contra drug pipeline.1
Coverage of Contra-Connected Crime
The Chronicle reported on the sprawling drug trafficking operations in the Bay Area, including the remarkable details of Cornejo's conspiracy to escape from federal custody using C-4 plastic explosives and a helicopter. The newspaper also documented the group's consideration of killing a guard and lowering conspirators to a Panamanian cargo ship at sea. The Chronicle's reporting provided local context for the Dark Alliance revelations, demonstrating that the Contra-connected drug trafficking in San Francisco was an open secret in Bay Area law enforcement and media circles long before Gary Webb's investigation.2
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