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Bank of Credit and Commerce International (view source)
Revision as of 19:40, October 31, 2016
, 19:40, October 31, 2016→Noriega and the Afghan rebels
The CIA used BCCI branches in Pakistan to launder payments to the [[Afghan Mujahideen]], and Pakistani officials used the same bank to launder [[heroin]] profits. The finance minister of Pakistan confirmed that the bank laundered CIA contributions to the Afghan rebels, but claims it was "not even handling 1 percent of total drug money."<ref>Financial Times, July 25, 1991</ref>
The CIA used BCCI branches in Pakistan to launder payments to the [[Afghan Mujahideen]], and Pakistani officials used the same bank to launder [[heroin]] profits. The finance minister of Pakistan confirmed that the bank laundered CIA contributions to the Afghan rebels, but claims it was "not even handling 1 percent of total drug money."<ref>Financial Times, July 25, 1991</ref>
Another example involves [[Manuel Noriega]]. Noriega had earlier gotten into trouble with the [[US State Department]] because of his drug dealing. But this changed when his support was needed in the negotiations for a new [[Panama Canal Treaty]].
Another example involves [[Manuel Noriega]]. Noriega had earlier gotten into trouble with the [[US State Department]] because of his drug dealing. But this changed when his support was needed in the negotiations for a new [[Panama Canal Treaty]]. US intelligence continued to use Panama as the listening post to much of [[South America]].
==American branch==
==American branch==