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by echlebek 1339 days ago
The CIA has a history of getting funding for black ops by trafficking in narcotics, which is what the parent is probably talking about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_drug_traffi...

The creation of this very large black market has created opportunities for clandestine funding sources for organizations that don't mind acting in extra-legal ways.

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The ATF also defrauded a tobacco co-op out of millions to create an unaccountable slush fund:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/us/atf-tobacco-cigarettes...