Drug dealers Quote by Mae Brussell
““Imported narcotics on CIA planes and otherwise serve three purposes important to the federal government. It is good business, exceeding war profits. Drug dealers work with the intelligence and military sectors. Profits gained from drug traffic help support covert projects, including assassinations. Second, provocateurs and police agents purposely push narcotics into the ghettos to control minorities. According to Louis Tackwood, the LAPD distributed drugs, as do other police agencies. Third, the necessary violence and crime in the streets caused by supporting drug habits requires more police, local helicopters, surveillance, arrests without warrants, framing selected patsies by planting evidence, and makes the law enforcement agent the protector of our life and property. Planted marijuana in the binoculars of John Lennon was the excuse to deport him. In spite of the cultural advancements that he and Yoko Ono have made, their outspoken criticism of war, genocide and political imprisonment make them eligible for the “enemies list.””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview on CIA drug trafficking allegations, 1970s
The claim is that U.S. intelligence used drug trafficking to fund covert ops, manipulate minorities, and expand police power, linking narcotics to political control.
In simple terms: Government allegedly uses drugs to fund secret actions and control populations.
Question hidden motives behind drug policies.
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When to use this quote
- political analysis
- journalism
- activism
- policy critique
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Questions to Reflect On
- What verifiable sources support these allegations?
- How do such claims affect public trust?
The evidence is largely anecdotal and contested; official records are scarce.