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News Release; October
21,
1999
LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART
U.S. CONGRESSMAN - DISTRICT 21,
FLORIDA
Diaz-Balart Calls
on Clinton to Place Castro on Major Drug-Traffickers List
Washington, D.C.-- As a result of
mounting evidence showing Castro as a major collaborator in the
importation of illegal drugs into the U.S., Congressman Lincoln
Diaz-Balart (R-FL) is urging the Clinton Administration to place the
Cuban regime on the Major Drug-Traffickers List.
According to a 1999 State Department
report on drug trafficking, Castro’s Cuba is an increasingly
important route for Colombian heroin and cocaine coming into the U.S.
On December 3, 1998, Colombian police
confiscated six cargo containers owned by the Castro regime destined
for Cuba containing 71/2 tons of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.5
billion. Strong evidence indicates that the drugs were headed for the
U.S.
"It is common knowledge in the
intelligence community that Castro permits Cuban air space, land and
water to be used by drug dealers, yet the Clinton Administration
continues to deny Castro’s involvement despite mounting evidence.
Why is the Clinton Administration covering up for Castro?," asked
Diaz-Balart.
The Clinton Administration continues
to deny the involvement of the Castro dictatorship in drug-trafficking
despite mounting evidence. According to the law, the Administration
must report to Congress by November 1 if it has designated Cuba a
major transit point for U.S. bound drugs. Its failure to do so would
subject the Administration to serious Congressional investigation.
Sincerely,
Lincoln Diaz-Balart |
