Opa Locka
Opa Locka was a location in the Miami area connected to Contra operations and aircraft used in the drug trafficking and weapons supply network.
Opa Locka was a location in the Miami, Florida area connected to Contra operations and aircraft used in the drug trafficking and weapons supply network. The area's aviation facilities made it a convenient base for pilots involved in the Contra supply chain.1
Aviation Hub
Opa Locka's airfield served as one of the aviation facilities in the Miami area used by pilots connected to both the Central Intelligence Agency's Contra supply operations and the Cocaine trafficking networks that funded them. The proximity to Miami International Airport and the cluster of aviation-related businesses in the area, including DIACSA, made Opa Locka part of the infrastructure supporting the dual weapons-for-drugs shuttle between Central America and the United States.2
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