Chicago
Chicago was one of the cities where Julio Zavala distributed cocaine as part of the Contra-connected trafficking network on the West Coast.
Chicago was one of the cities where Julio Zavala distributed Cocaine as part of the Contra-connected trafficking network. Zavala had customers in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, demonstrating the coast-to-coast reach of the trafficking operation run by Norwin Meneses and Danilo Blandón.1
Distribution Network
The appearance of Chicago in the distribution network illustrated how the Contra-connected cocaine pipeline extended beyond the primary markets of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The network's multi-city distribution infrastructure moved massive quantities of cocaine through established channels, with proceeds flowing back to support the Contra war effort in Central America. The geographic spread of the operation demonstrated its sophistication and scale.2
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- PersonAlvin Ash
- PersonAndrija Puharich
- PersonBert Lance
- PersonBobby Baker
- PersonBrenda Dunne
- OrganizationBrother Paul's Children's Mission
- OrganizationCapcom
- PersonCarlos Marcello
- PersonCarole Hoff
- OrganizationCastle Bank and Trust
- PersonCharles R. Work
- PersonCharles Rehling
- OrganizationChurch League of America
- PersonClint Murchison, Sr.
- PersonClint W. Murchison, Jr.
- ProgramCOINTELPRO
- OrganizationCORU
- PlaceDallas, Texas
- PersonDario Amodei
- ProgramDelta Project
- OrganizationFather Bud's Boys Farm
- PersonFrancis Shelden and John Stamford
- PersonFred Hampton
- PersonGary Caradori
- PersonGerald Richards
- PersonGuy Banister
- PersonH.L. Hunt
- PersonHal Puthoff
- PersonHarry Snyder
- OrganizationHermes
- EventHomosexuality
- PersonHugh Mellor
- PersonJack Ruby
- PersonJames Earl Ray
- OrganizationJohn Birch Society
- PersonJohn Butkovich
- PersonJohn David Norman
- PersonJohn Kramar
- PersonJohn Wayne Gacy
- PersonJohnny Roselli
- PersonJoseph Kozenczak
- PersonJulio Zavala
- PersonKenneth Hellstrom
- OrganizationLa Cosa Nostra
- PersonLeo Strauss
- PersonMalcolm Klein
- PersonMichael Salcido
- OrganizationNational Bank of Georgia
- OrganizationNational Bank of Oman
- OrganizationNational Center for Prosecution Management
- PersonNelson Bunker Hunt
- PlaceNorth Fox Island
- PlaceNorwood Park
- OrganizationOdyssey Network
- EventOlney House Investigation
- OrganizationPainting Decorating Maintenance
- OrganizationPasadena Police Department
- EventPedophilia
- PersonPhillip Paske
- EventPhillip Paske & The Delta Project
- ProgramProject RESISTANCE
- PersonRaymond Woodall
- PersonRobert Hanssen
- PersonRoberto Calvi
- PersonRoy P. M. Carlson
- PersonRussell Targ
- PersonSam Giancana
- OrganizationSeasteading Institute
- PersonSerafino Romualdi
- PersonSyed Ziauddin Ali Akbar
- PersonTerry Sullivan
- PersonTom Pritzker
- OrganizationTroop 137
- PersonWilliam Cameron Townsend