Seal's Indictment in Fort Lauderdale

Barry seal was indicted in 80 for smuggling qualoods and laundering money. Seal claimed that the mediing cartel had made a deal with the sandanistas, awarding them cuts of drug profits. The news was welcomed by president ronald regan who wanted to launch an all out war in the sandanista. He agreed to organize a sting operation where he managed to get a photograph of pablo escabar helping nicaraguan soldiers load 12 hundred kilos of cane on a s one one 23 military cargo plane. In return, a seal provided information that resulted in the us. Government obtaining 17 criminal convictions, according to hopsicker.