NARRATOR: ...ARKANSAS STATE POLICE INVESTIGATOR RUSSELL WELCH NEARLY DIED AFTER BEING POISONED WITH MILITARY GRADE ANTHRAX, A POISON AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT... [Understanding who Russell Welch is, here are the statements he made in the Clinton Chronicles.] RUSSELL WELCH (Arkansas State Police Investigator in charge of Mena investigation): In 1983, I was made aware that Sheriff Hadaway and one of his auxiliary deputies, Terry Capehart, were investigating a smuggling operation going on at the Mena Airport. They had an inside source of information. RUSSELL WELCH: He [Barry Seal] said 1983 was his most profitable cocaine smuggling period ever. ...