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| − | '''Rafael Villaverde''' was a member of [[Operation 40]]. | + | '''Rafael Villaverde''' was a member of [[Operation 40]].<ref>https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/digitallibrary/smof/drugabusepolicyoffice/turner/box-001/40-572-7533310-001-023-2019.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/rafael-villaverde.htm</ref><ref>https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/EMH-4-3-1982-1.pdf</ref> |
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | + | An opponent of [[Fidel Castro]] he fled to the United States and took part in the [[Bay of Pigs]] operation. | |
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| + | He worked with [[Ted Shackley]] in [[Vietnam]].<ref>https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000706890006-7.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | He and brother Rafael - who once ran the Little Havana Activities Center - were indicted in the early [[1980s]] in a notorious drug smuggling ring dubbed "Operation Tick-Talks." They and 51 others were accused of running a multimillion-dollar [[cocaine]] smuggling operation.<ref name=forum>https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/7777-rafael-villaverde/</ref> | ||
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| + | Rafael Villaverde vanished on a fishing trip after bonding out after his arrest, when his speedboat exploded off the coast of Florida. His remains have never been found.<ref>https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKvillaverde.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Family== | ||
| + | In June, 2002, his brother, longtime [[anti-Castro]] activist [[Jorge Villaverde]], was murdered.<ref>https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/jorge-villaverde.htm</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:34, 27 February 2024
 Rafael Villaverde    (spook, assassin) | |
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| Died | 1982 |
Cause of death | boat explosion? |
| Member of | Operation 40 |
Cuban exile member of Operation 40. Disappeared at sea, possibly staged, after being busted for cocaine smuggling in 1982. | |
Rafael Villaverde was a member of Operation 40.[1][2][3]
Career
An opponent of Fidel Castro he fled to the United States and took part in the Bay of Pigs operation.
He worked with Ted Shackley in Vietnam.[4]
He and brother Rafael - who once ran the Little Havana Activities Center - were indicted in the early 1980s in a notorious drug smuggling ring dubbed "Operation Tick-Talks." They and 51 others were accused of running a multimillion-dollar cocaine smuggling operation.[5]
Rafael Villaverde vanished on a fishing trip after bonding out after his arrest, when his speedboat exploded off the coast of Florida. His remains have never been found.[6]
Family
In June, 2002, his brother, longtime anti-Castro activist Jorge Villaverde, was murdered.[7]
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References
- ↑ https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/digitallibrary/smof/drugabusepolicyoffice/turner/box-001/40-572-7533310-001-023-2019.pdf
- ↑ https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/rafael-villaverde.htm
- ↑ https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/EMH-4-3-1982-1.pdf
- ↑ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000706890006-7.pdf
- ↑ https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/7777-rafael-villaverde/
- ↑ https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKvillaverde.htm
- ↑ https://www.latinamericanstudies.org/exile/jorge-villaverde.htm
