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This file concerns the FBI's narcotics and financial-flow investigation involving Pablo Escobar, centered in the Newark field office. The records seen are mainly 1984 and 1985 teletypes, airtels, message relay forms, and internal memoranda coordinating leads among FBI headquarters, Newark, Philadelphia, Washington, Alexandria, San Juan, and legal attaches abroad. They show investigative work on suspected narcotics proceeds, heroin and cocaine importation, possible payments to foreign officials, travel leads involving Miami and Colombia, liaison with DEA and Canadian authorities, and requests to brief legal attaches in Ottawa, Bern, Caracas, Mexico City, and Paris. Several documents concern undercover activity and Department of Justice authorization or renewal for consensual monitoring, including audio devices and CCTV, plus references to Title III installations and surveillance reports.

FBI file number: 12-8549 | Documents span: 1984-1985 | Released in 8 parts
Names in this file: Pablo Escobar, Justin Williams
Subjects: narcotics trafficking, money laundering, undercover operations, electronic surveillance, international liaison, Colombia