St. Francis Yacht Club
The St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco was where Norwin Meneses held meetings and conducted business for his Contra-connected cocaine trafficking operation.
The St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco was where Norwin Meneses held meetings and conducted business for his Contra-connected cocaine trafficking operation. The exclusive waterfront venue reflected Meneses's status as a wealthy and well-connected figure in the Nicaraguan exile community.1
Meneses's Operations
Meneses used the yacht club as a venue for meetings with associates in his drug trafficking network. The setting illustrated the contrast between Meneses's outward respectability as a Contra supporter and community leader and his actual role as one of the largest cocaine distributors on the U.S. West Coast. The club was one of several upscale San Francisco locations where Meneses conducted the business of moving drugs and money while maintaining the social profile of a legitimate businessman and political activist.2
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