How the CIA Used Cocaine to Fund a Secret War | The Iran-Contra Drug Scandal

In the 1980s, the United States fought a secret war—funded not by Congress, but by cocaine money.This episode exposes how Central Intelligence Agency-linked networks tolerated and indirectly enabled cocaine trafficking to finance the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, bypassing explicit congressional bans during the Cold War.We break down:How intelligence priorities overrode U.S. drug lawsWhy Congress was deliberately bypassedHow criminal cartels operated under “geopolitical cover”The long-term consequences for democracy, oversight, and the drug epidemicThis is not speculation. It is a documented case of how national security was used to justify criminal collaboration, turning drug profits into covert military funding.🎧 If you care about geopolitics, intelligence agencies, covert wars, and state-crime alliances, this episode is essential listening.👉 Follow the podcast for more deep investigations👍 Like this episode if it challenged your assumptions🔁 Share it with others interested in intelligence, crime, and hidden power