Air America, a CIA proprietary airline operating in Southeast Asia from 1950-1976, was used to transport opium and heroin produced by Hmong allies in Laos. The CIA facilitated drug trafficking by Hmong General Vang Pao to secure his cooperation in the secret war in Laos. Alfred McCoy's 1972 book 'The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia' documented the operation, which the CIA tried to suppress before publication.
The CIA's airline Air America was used to transport opium in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War
“The CIA was directly involved in the opium trade, using its airline to transport drugs produced by its allies in the Golden Triangle.”
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