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Facing a 10-year prison sentence, he decided to flip but federal prosecutors were not interested in a deal so he simply went over their heads.

In 1984, Seal was indicted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on charges of smuggling Quaaludes and money laundering. Whether known or not at the time by Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, the use of the Mena airport by Seal and others would be used by detractors in efforts to tie Clinton to drug smuggling conspiracies, especially during his first four years as President. It was at this time that he moved his operations from Baton Rouge to Mena, Arkansas. Reeves, Ochoa’s New Orleans business manager, brought Seal into what in 1982 officially became the Medellin Cartel after Jorge Ochoa and Pablo Escobar joined forces to form a 2,000-man army to destroy M-19, the Marxist revolutionary group that was causing problems for the Colombian drug barons.īy 1982, Seal was making regular runs on behalf of the Medellin Cartel, bringing tons of cocaine into the U.S. He spent nine months in a Honduran prison and while there, met William Roger Reeves, a fellow prisoner who worked for the Ochoa family of Medellin, Colombia. Soon after that, Seal turned to drug smuggling and subsequently was arrested in Honduras with 40 kilos of cocaine worth a reported $25 million. The buyer, it turned out, was a federal agent. He was fired by TWA after his 1972 arrest in New Orleans on charges of flying explosives to anti-Castro Cubans in Mexico. In 1964, Seal went to work for TWA and became their youngest 707 captain and later their youngest 747 captain.

It was only after Castro succeeded in overthrowing Batista in 1959 and declared himself a Marxist that other forces then began their efforts to overthrow Castro. Seal, who began flying at age of 15, flew weapons to Fidel Castro in 1958 when Castro was fighting to overthrow Fulgencio Batista. In fact, there was a made-for-cable movie, Double Crossed, that starred Dennis Hopper as Seal. Seal’s life-and death-would seem a perfect fit for Hollywood. That agenda would turn up in the sordid details of the Iran-Contra scandal. Most of all, Seal’s murder would lay bare for all the world to see the seamy underbelly of America’s duplicitous war on drugs, and how drug smuggling was in fact sanctioned by powerful men in order to advance a hidden agenda. It would focus the glare of the media spotlight on not only the Colombian Medellin Cartel, but also on the FBI and CIA as well as such political icons as then-Vice President George H.W. The brutal murder of Barry Seal, 46, at a Baton Rouge halfway house in 1986 would send shock waves up and down the political spectrum. Supporters like Walmart help The Salvation Army serve more than 23 million Americans each year through a range of social services that help them overcome poverty and economic hardships.Saturday, February 19, will mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most sensational high-profile killings to rock Baton Rouge since the 1935 assassination of U.S. Walmart and The Salvation Army have collaborated for more than 30 years with a common mission: to meet needs in their local communities. The Stuff the Bus Baton Rouge School Supply Drive is the perfect way for our community to come together to help support those that may be struggling to gather supplies for the upcoming school year. Whether they’re attending class online or in the classroom, school supplies remain critical to helping students feel prepared to succeed. Now, there are even more unknowns as children return to learning in the midst of COVID-19. For one in five children living in poverty, parents often have to choose between buying school supplies or putting food on the table. The start of the school year can be a stressful time for families. The goal is to provide new school supplies to children in need of a fresh start to the school year. During this year’s Stuff the Bus Baton Rouge School Supply Drive event, shoppers visiting a Walmart on August 7-9 can purchase and drop off requested items at Salvation Army collection bins at the front of each store. The Salvation Army is joining forces with Walmart to “Stuff the Bus” for children in need.