Fernando Sanchez
Former Nicaraguan ambassador to Guatemala and the FDN's representative in that country during the Contra war, identified by the FBI in 1982 as one of the cocaine suppliers to the Contra drug operation in San Francisco and brother of FDN officials Aristides and Troilo Sanchez.
Fernando Sanchez was the former Nicaraguan ambassador to Guatemala under 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 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 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
Sources
- Webb, Gary. Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion. Seven Stories Press, 1998. Cast of Characters ↩
- Webb, Gary. Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion. Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 5: "God, Fatherland and Freedom" ↩
- Webb, Gary. Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion. Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 5: "God, Fatherland and Freedom" ↩
Local network
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