The report did not initially receive significant news coverage. Some of its allegations were reintroduced into public discourse during the 1996 series Dark Alliance by reporter Gary Webb at The San Jose Mercury News. Oliver North publicly denounced the report.
The initial news reports for this matter received little attention. However, some allegations from the report were reintroduced in Gary Webb's 1996 series Dark Alliance on The San Jose Mercury News. Oliver North publicly criticized the report.