Ricky Ross, one of Gary Webb's primary sources had spoken to Gary in the days before his death. On Monday night Kevin Booth broke the news of Webb's death to Ricky Ross during Ricky's once a week call that he makes to Kevin.
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Webb, a Pullitzer prize winning journalist, exposed CIA drug trafficking operations in a series of books and reports for the San Jose Mercury News. He was found dead on Friday morning in what the police said was an apparent suicide.