Roger Sandino Martinez person
also: Roger Sandino, Sandino, Zendino
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Claims (5)
Roger Sandino Martinez succeeded
Daniel Blanton documented
“And I wasn't necessarily going to leave it. In other words, despite the fact that the LAPD, L.A. Sheriff's Department, FBI, DEA, CIA, DIA, and IRS was now fully aware of Blanton's cocaine reign, the only thing that changed was the man at th…”
▶ The Colonel Corner Dark Alliance Part 20 @ 46:35
Roger Sandino Martinez member_of
Norwin Menendez documented
“And I wasn't necessarily going to leave it. In other words, despite the fact that the LAPD, L.A. Sheriff's Department, FBI, DEA, CIA, DIA, and IRS was now fully aware of Blanton's cocaine reign, the only thing that changed was the man at th…”
▶ The Colonel Corner Dark Alliance Part 20 @ 46:35
Roger Sandino Martinez trafficked
Nicaragua documented
“Roger Sandino Martinez and Jose Gonzalez. Roger Sandino was one of the guys from the old days, the old Contra connection, Blanton's lawyer said. He was the original gangster Contra. He was a veteran drug trafficker who seemed to enjoy the s…”
▶ The Colonel Corner Dark Alliance Part 20 @ 47:04
Roger Sandino Martinez trafficked
Bolivia documented
“of Nicaragua prior to the Sandinistas. Sandino was busted again in April 86, this time as part of one of the biggest cocaine cases on the Atlantic coast. DEA agents in Norfolk, Virginia charged him and 14 other people, including the son-in-…”
▶ The Colonel Corner Dark Alliance Part 20 @ 48:26
Roger Sandino Martinez succeeded
Daniel Blanton documented
“Months after fleeing Virginia, Sandino showed up in Los Angeles just in time to take over Danielle Blanton's business, another known government-protected drug dealer. After Blanton moved, Ross said, he would call him in Miami time to time, …”
▶ The Colonel Corner Dark Alliance Part 20 @ 50:13
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▶ 46:35
And I wasn't necessarily going to leave it. In other words, despite the fact that the LAPD, L.A. Sheriff's Department, FBI, DEA, CIA, DIA, and IRS was now fully aware of Blanton's cocaine reign, the only thing that changed was the man at th…
▶ 47:04
Roger Sandino Martinez and Jose Gonzalez. Roger Sandino was one of the guys from the old days, the old Contra connection, Blanton's lawyer said. He was the original gangster Contra. He was a veteran drug trafficker who seemed to enjoy the s…
▶ 47:29
DEA records show that Zendino was arrested in October 1980 in Hialeah, Florida, in possession of 50,000 Quaalude tablets. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Despite his conviction and the fact …
▶ 48:26
of Nicaragua prior to the Sandinistas. Sandino was busted again in April 86, this time as part of one of the biggest cocaine cases on the Atlantic coast. DEA agents in Norfolk, Virginia charged him and 14 other people, including the son-in-…
▶ 49:19
In this case, they seized $1.3 million from Sandino and his associates. Nothing like stealing money from the drug dealers. The DEA has censored many of its records dealing with Roger Sandino, saying there was privacy reasons so his role in …
▶ 49:46
Though he was arrested, Sandino somehow managed to wiggle out of custody, like so many of them do, and the DEA issued a fugitive warrant for his capture. When Los Angeles detective Tom Gordon ran across Sandino's name in the drug database s…
▶ 50:13
Months after fleeing Virginia, Sandino showed up in Los Angeles just in time to take over Danielle Blanton's business, another known government-protected drug dealer. After Blanton moved, Ross said, he would call him in Miami time to time, …