[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 112 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF CUBA IN DRUG SMUGGLING

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, it comes as no surprise to those of us 
from south Florida that, as reported by the Miami Herald yesterday, the 
DEA is investigating a connection between Cuban tyrant Castro and the 
shipment of over 5,000 pounds of cocaine which was confiscated in Miami 
early January.
  The Herald reported that United States drug enforcement agencies 
suspect the drugs were offloaded inside Cuban territory from a 
Colombian freighter and the agency is investigating a photo which 
documents a meeting between Castro and one of the drug smugglers 
arrested.
  But will the mounting documentation on this and other cases result in 
an indictment of Castro?
  As long as the administration refuses to confront, for political 
reasons, the role that the Cuban Communist regime plays in drug 
smuggling, our Nation will never win the war on drugs and stop the 
devastating effects that narcotics have on our children and society.
  Unfortunately, the administration continues to drag its feet because 
the leadership at the top is not there and it ignores the facts in 
order to avoid a confrontation with Castro.
  Once again, President Clinton fails the drug test.
  It is time for the rhetoric to stop and action to be taken.
  The finger points to Fidel Castro. Will President Clinton 
investigate?

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