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### Arrest and DEA Debriefing
Peña and Jairo Meneses were arrested on cocaine trafficking charges in November 1984. Agents found a kilo of cocaine in the trunk of Peña's car. At an apartment Jairo maintained in Oakland as a cocaine storehouse, the DEA found half a kilo. Peña pleaded guilty in March 1985 and received a two-year sentence. During DEA debriefing, Peña said "the CIA was allowing the Contras to fly drugs into the United States, sell them, and keep the proceeds," the Justice Department Inspector General reported. Jairo had told him "the United States was aware of these dealings and that it was highly unlikely that I would even get in trouble." Both Meneses and [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]] told him they raised money for the Contras through drug dealing; Blandón claimed "the Contras would not have been able to operate without drug proceeds." FDN leader Bermúdez "was aware of the drug dealing" and Peña described him as "a CIA agent."[^3]
Peña and Jairo Meneses were arrested on cocaine trafficking charges in November 1984. Agents found a kilo of cocaine in the trunk of Peña's car. At an apartment Jairo maintained in Oakland as a cocaine storehouse, the DEA found half a kilo. Peña pleaded guilty in March 1985 and received a two-year sentence. During DEA debriefing, Peña said "the CIA was allowing the Contras to fly drugs into the United States, sell them, and keep the proceeds," the [[Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General|Justice Department Inspector General]] reported. Jairo had told him "the United States was aware of these dealings and that it was highly unlikely that I would even get in trouble." Both Meneses and [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]] told him they raised money for the Contras through drug dealing; Blandón claimed "the Contras would not have been able to operate without drug proceeds." FDN leader Bermúdez "was aware of the drug dealing" and Peña described him as "a CIA agent."[^3]
In later interviews with CIA and Justice Department inspectors, despite facing deportation, Peña insisted: "The CIA knows about all these things... The CIA decided to recruit Meneses so that drug sales could be used to support the Contras. Bermúdez could not have recruited Meneses on his own... but would have had to follow orders." A DEA informant independently corroborated Peña's testimony in spring 1986.[^3]