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Gary Webb's reporting

Gary Webb's 1996 reporting on the CIA and Contra's alleged involvement in the crack epidemic

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Feb 5, 2026

What has Freeway Ricky Ross said about the CIA's involvement in his trafficking?

has repeatedly told interviewers and appears in documentaries asserting that his cocaine suppliers were connected to operatives and that he was, in his words, tied to the —naming figures like and sayi...

Feb 5, 2026

Is there evidence that the CIA gave Ricky Ross crack?

There is no credible, documented evidence that the "gave" Freeway crack cocaine; independent investigations and official reviews found no direct CIA relationship with Ross, even as contemporaneous rep...