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Lincoln Diaz-Balart: yesterday's Miami Herald revealed vast new evidence of Cuban dictator Castro's personal involvement in cocaine…

On the recordJuly 26, 1996
yesterday's Miami Herald revealed vast new evidence of Cuban dictator Castro's personal involvement in cocaine trafficking into the United States. Drug dealers busted with thousands of pounds of cocaine from Cuba not only say the cocaine was brought into the United States with Castro's coordination, there are photos of Castro with the traffickers and video of Castro-assisted drug operations. Mr. Speaker, our DEA and Customs people on the front line are doing an admirable job, but until when is the Clinton administration going to cover up the fact that Castro is today a major cocaine trafficker? Where are the indictments against Castro's henchmen for trafficking that the U.S. Attorney in south Florida has had ready for issuance for 3 years? I know this administration would like the drug problem to just go away, but the cover-up on Castro's role in drug trafficking will not hold any longer. President Clinton must face up to this issue of grave consequences to the American people.
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Florida

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Addressing evidence of Cuban dictator Castro's involvement in cocaine trafficking during a speech.

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