Roger Sardino person
also: Sardino, Sandino, Sedino
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Claims (4)
Roger Sardino trafficked
Norwin Menendez host_asserted
“Blanton also mentioned that he was due to receive a million-dollar settlement from the U.S. government for some unspecified claim. Armand steered the conversation to Roger Sardino, the Menendez associate wanted by the DEA in conjunction wit…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 22 @ 50:06
Daniel Blanton trafficked
Roger Sardino host_asserted
“and shipped him to Oklahoma City and indicted him within two weeks. The San Diego DEA had him working the phones, making tape recording calls to Blanton in an effort to set him up in a reverse sting. But Blanton's intel network was so good …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 22 @ 52:53
Roger Sardino removed_from_power
DEA host_asserted
“a degree of influence from the CIA. That's what Tellez said. When DEA agent Jones drove out the next morning to collect Sandino from the hotel where they had him hold up, he found an empty room, just as he had done in Virginia five years ea…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 22 @ 55:09
Roger Sardino trafficked
Sandinistas host_asserted
“had a plane full of cocaine flown into Nicaragua, but the plane belly flopped on a dirt field in a small town. The crash was swarmed by local peasants who carted away all the dope. The people, they found it and they were selling it at the m…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 22 @ 50:34
Mentions (11)
▶ 57:15
He had some addresses in Glendale, which showed up in connection with the Torres brothers. A couple of file references from 1983 and 1984 described him as the head of a cocaine distribution organization in Los Angeles. He had only two known…
▶ 58:14
They have to be notified so they will get an early in or a hint that someone's on to them. Okay. Gordon, once he sees the names Roger Sandino and Norwin Menendez, decides to check them out. Sandino's criminal history included an 81 convicti…
▶ 50:06
Blanton also mentioned that he was due to receive a million-dollar settlement from the U.S. government for some unspecified claim. Armand steered the conversation to Roger Sardino, the Menendez associate wanted by the DEA in conjunction wit…
▶ 50:34
had a plane full of cocaine flown into Nicaragua, but the plane belly flopped on a dirt field in a small town. The crash was swarmed by local peasants who carted away all the dope. The people, they found it and they were selling it at the m…
▶ 52:23
A kilo of beautiful white flake meant nothing to these crack dealers. They don't care. The investigation of Blanton crept along at a snail's pace until July 1991, when Texas DEA agents finally nailed longtime fugitive Roger Sedino, who had …
▶ 52:53
and shipped him to Oklahoma City and indicted him within two weeks. The San Diego DEA had him working the phones, making tape recording calls to Blanton in an effort to set him up in a reverse sting. But Blanton's intel network was so good …
▶ 53:21
Are they going to put you in jail? Dumb F, but quickly. That was what Blanton said. Are they working for the police? Yes, Blanton said. They are the ones who F'd Herrera. Sardina's suggestion apparently prompted Blanton to do a little check…
▶ 53:49
explained the circumstances behind his recent legal troubles in Oklahoma City. Sardino hurriedly made up a story about getting busted after an auto accident of no consequence. He insisted that everything was fine and encouraged Blanton to c…
▶ 55:09
a degree of influence from the CIA. That's what Tellez said. When DEA agent Jones drove out the next morning to collect Sandino from the hotel where they had him hold up, he found an empty room, just as he had done in Virginia five years ea…
▶ 55:39
He had fled to Nicaragua as a result of working with the DEA. The DEA refused to explain why it left unattended a federal fugitive who had just been captured after being on the run for five years. It was later said that he had a big wedding…
▶ 56:08
Anti-drug czar said in 1997, quote, if the DEA wanted Roger Sandino, he is very easy to find. They never asked us to arrest him. I can tell you that, unquote, because they didn't want him arrested. Just 10 days after Sandino's disappearance…