Defrauding America: Encyclopedia of Secret Operations by the CIA, DEA, and Other Covert Agencies, Vol. One (Book # 2 of 30 in Defrauding America series.)

by Rodney Stich

Another motive for the illegal arms sales was for the CIA and NSC participants to purchase arms through their front companies. The money generated by the Iranian arms sales was not gifts to the Contras, as implied by the Reagan-Bush White House and the media. The profits from the arms sales to Iran were used to purchase additional arms, which were then traded to the Contras for drugs.