CIA Cable: Russo Narcotics/Contraband Investigation, Guatemala City (April 1973)

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BUY NOW BELIGVES NARCOTICS ALSO INVOLVED.

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ALSO WAS BREN RUSSO CONTRAUAND COLLABORATOR ACCORDING raf monema,
(MOREIRA SAtD 46 RECENTLY ASKED QY avsso 70 CARRY UNDISCLOSED OBED Pagnacs
10 MLAML FOR $9,060, GSLOGICea7 sae WE COULD ARRANGE WITH AMERICAN

COUNTERPARTS PROTECTION (woRetma) A$ COLLABORATOR iF WE WOULD AGREE
CARRY PACKAGE 170 MAKG POSSIGLE DETECTION MIAMI CONTACT, (MOREIRA, )
AGLUCTANT BECAUSE WE CLAIMG "YEARS ago® WE TRIED COOPERATE with

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LATTER was "0 TRAVEL TO WONDURAN BORDER (AQUASCALIGNTES CHECKPOINT)
20 APRIL 10 CONTACT PERSON WHO WELPS HIH BRING IN CONTRABAND FROK
HONDURAS, Hts PGRBON ran OUT To Ob LOQaL. IMMIGRATION cuir
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AGUASCALIENTES ON PRESIDGNTEAL QROGRS. GSL00ICe27 SAID WE ADVISED

PRESIDGNT ARANA ALLEGED DURTG CONNECTION WITH SUSPECTED TRAFFICKER

RUSSO, PRESIDENT GAVE Ge2? GREEN LIGHT INVESTIGATE AND "TAKE

NECESgaaY ACTION®, 68L0GICea7 SENT GSHEYRIC TEAN AGUASCALIENTES

20 APRIL TO VERIFY RUSSOCDUARTE CONTACT, WHICH AS OF 3B APRIL Was 7

NOT TAKEN PLACE,

4, (MOREIRA (aL80 REPORTED A FREQUENT ANGRICAN Contac? oF Russo

16 miant RESIDENT CONN Ra a 1 tN be U.8. PASSPORT Kol69aS9.

WHO CURAGNTLY STAYING AY WOTEL HAYA BXCELSIOR QUATGHALA CITY, .
OBRSONAL cnecK ey G8L0GI Coa? REVEALED HARTINO CLOSE FRIGND OF. |
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EXPENSE PAID PLEASURE TRIPE TO MIAMI. g6L00!¢ea7 COMMENTED
PRESIDENT ARANA FULLY AWARG BROTHER ARTURG 38. INFLUENCE PEDDLER
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MOREIRA, WG COGGAVED GOMETAICS ARG ONLY ARM AVAILABLE

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