Rafael Villaverde
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 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
