Evidence has surfaced showing the connection between the supporters of deposed President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya and the largest South American supplier of illegal drugs to North America: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This is the missing link that directly explains why Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been openly working on Zelaya being reinstated into power. It is known that the strongman of Venezuela actively supports the FARC in South America.

The FARC is a major player in the cocaine trade. Documents found on computers confiscated by the Colombian military during a raid on a FARC camp in Ecuador last year reveal that the rebels have been active in Honduras. It seems that Zelaya has political supporters coming from the ranks of the FARC.

On the other hand, US intelligence reports disclose that Venezuela has become a transit route for Colombian cocaine, 60 percent of which is exported by the FARC. Also, senior members of the Chavez government and the Venezuelan army are complicit.

US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón are not in favor of the removal of Zelaya, and both want his return to power. The two have been cooperating on a war against drugs. It is a puzzle, therefore, why the two anti-drug stalwarts are openly supporting a political faction in Honduras which is allied with organized crime.

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