Extradition Treaty with the Republic of Colombia Used mainly for the purpose of moving criminals involved with drug cartels. Established in 1981.
Crack Cocaine The standard dose of crack bought on the street during the 1980's. Crack cocaine was the most used drug during this time.
Len Bias In 1986, A professional basketball player dies of cocaine use at the age of 22.
Nicaraguan Contra Militia Contras were linked with drug trafficking beginning in the mid 1980's. The money they were being paid was said "for the cause" of fighting the Nicaraguan government.
A fully operational submarine built for the primary purpose of transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine located near a tributary close to the Ecuador/Colombia border that was seized by the Ecuador Anti-Narcotics Police Forces and Ecuador Military authorities with the assistance of the DEA.
A political cartoon showing the supply of drugs coming from Mexico into the United States. The U.S. is asking if Mexico's government can do something about the drug trafficking.
Pablo Escobar. One of the leaders of the Medellin Drug Cartel, a huge manufacturer, transporter, and marketer of cocaine in Colombia as well as the United States.
"Stop the Madness" This video was Reagan's 1985 anti-drug
music video entitled "Stop The Madness". This an exmaple of advertising to young people.
Norman's CayNorman's Cay is a small island in the Bahamas--210 miles off the Florida coast. For four years it was a drug smuggling hub and tropical hideaway for Medellin cartel kingpin Carlos Lehder and associates. Began in 1978.
Bricks of cocaine, a form in which it commonly transported.