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The 2017 film American Made is a fictionalized telling of the story of Barry Seal, a pilot and Medellín Cartel drug smuggler who based his operations in Mena, Arkansas. [50] The 2017 FX television show Snowfall features CIA involvement in introducing cocaine and crack to Los Angeles, California. [51]
This drug trafficking was linked to the operations of Barry Seal and the Mena Airport in nearby Polk County. The 1994 conspiracy-theory movie The Clinton Chronicles blamed the cover-up of the murders on Bill Clinton, who was governor of Arkansas at the time and was accused to have known about the drug trafficking in his state. [11]
Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport covers an area of 667 acres (270 ha) at an elevation of 1,080 feet (329 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 9/27 is 5,485 by 100 feet (1,672 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
Arkansas airport director shot by federal agents dies, affidavit alleges illegal firearm sales 03/22/2024 02:01 -0400 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The executive director of Little Rock's airport, who was injured earlier this week in a shootout with federal agents serving a search warrant at his home, died on Thursday.
Troopergate, using Arkansas State Police officers to facilitate sexual liaisons and intimidate accusers; Misuse of funds with the Arkansas Development Finance Authority; Using Bank of Credit and Commerce International to launder money; Profiting from drug smuggling at the Mena Airport. Protecting Barry Seal's drug smuggling activities
During his time as governor in the 1980s, Arkansas was the center of a drug smuggling operation through Mena Airport. CIA agent Barry Seal allegedly imported three to five billion dollars worth of cocaine through the airport, and the operation was linked to the Iran-Contra affair. [7]
Kedus Yacob Damtew, 38, was charged with one count of interference by assault or intimidation after threatening flight attendants and crew members aboard a plane flying to Newark Liberty ...
Photos of a shocking text exchange between an Arkansas father and his teenage daughter are going viral after he said he would disown her for bringing a black date to the high school prom.