April 09, 2008
by Daniel Hopsicker

An organized crime ring fronted by a former Republican operative,  who claims to have learned the 'art' of money laundering as part of the Iran-Contra  operation, was behind a massive drug move two years ago this week which ended with a DC9 airliner from St. Petersburg Fl busted in Mexico carrying 5.5 tons of pure cocaine, the MadCowMorningNews has learned.

The crime ring backing the flight of the DC9 was led by self-described Iran Contra insider Marc Harris, whose associates number at least three convicted drug traffickers of note.

Harris is a former staffer for Senator Jesse Helms, and his ties to the national Republican Party go back to at least 1988, when he was the Florida manager for former US Army General, National Security Advisor and White House Chief of Staff Alexander Haig’s  presidential campaign.

 According to a newspaper in Panama, where he operated while on the lam, many of Harris' biggest clients were prominent Republican politicians.