Student activists demanded answers from U.S. Attorney Mike Fitzhugh why there were no money laundering indictments regarding the cocaine of Mena. Fitzhugh said the Grand Jury did not find just cause to bring indictments. They say a prosecutor can get any indictment wanted from a grand jury. Fitzhugh was unsuccessful, probably because he neglected to present the most important evidence. This was the second time Mr. Fitzhugh has ignored evidence of CIA sponsored, U.S. government protected cocaine smuggling into Mena. He had done it in his first stint as U.S. Attorney in the early 1980s Larry ______________ "Group seeks answers about Seal U.S. attorney cornered" By Marc Francoeur THE ARKANSAS GAZETTE July 11, 1991 FORT SMITH A government watchdog group wants to ask U.S. Attorney Mike Fitzhugh about an alleged Internal Revenue Service investigation of money laundering by Barry Seal's drug trafficking operation. Fitzhugh has agreed to meet with members of the Arkansas Committee, which is based at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. However, he said he may not attend the meeting, scheduled for 2 p.m. today, if reporters have also been invited. Fitzhugh said he was going to call committee members to verify they have invited the press to the meeting. Gary Harris, a committee member, said the group wants to "confront" Fitzhugh with documents and ask questions about Seal "that never reached the grand jury." Fitzhugh said he would not answer any specific questions regarding Seal or any grand jury matter because federal law prohibits such disclosures. "I can tell you this," Fitzhugh said, "that a matter was presented to a grand jury concerning possible drug violations in the Mena area. The grand jury, back in June 1988, found no basis to return an indictment." Seal, acknowledged as one of America's most successful cocaine smugglers during the 1980s, allegedly had his base of operations at the Intermountain Regional Airport in Mena. Seal, at the age of 43, was murdered in February 1986.