---
category: "Private Organization"
start: 1903
location: "Miami, Florida, USA"
tags:
  - organization
  - media
  - contra-war
summary: The Miami Herald was the Florida newspaper that reported on Contra activities and Norwin Meneses's drug trafficking operations based in the Miami area.
---
The Miami Herald was the [[Florida]] newspaper that reported on [[Contras|Contra]] activities and [[Norwin Meneses]]'s drug trafficking operations based in the [[Miami]] area. The Herald covered the overlapping worlds of Contra politics and drug trafficking in South Florida during the 1980s.[^1]

### Coverage of Contra Activities

The Herald documented the Contra support network's operations in Miami, where [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]] and other Contra-connected figures maintained businesses and political organizations. The newspaper reported on [[Aristides Sanchez|Aristides Sánchez]]'s activities in Miami, including his role in buying supplies and delivering weapons for the [[FDN]]. The Herald's reporting from Miami provided a local perspective on the national story of Contra-connected drug trafficking, complementing the West Coast coverage that later appeared in the [[Dark Alliance]] series.[^2]

### Footnotes

[^1]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 5.
[^2]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 5.