Charges That Ousted Honduran President Has Drug Trafficking Ties

In the aftermath of Manuel Zelaya's June 27 removal as President of Honduras, more than one source has charged that the former President had turned a blind eye to drug trafficking in his country, and facilitated the growth of organized crime and corruption stemming from drug cartel activity.

Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez told CNN that every night, "three or four Venezuelan-registered planes landed illegally, bringing thousands of pounds ... and packages of money that are the fruit of drug-trafficking. We have proof of all this. Neighboring governments have it. The DEA has it."

A DEA spokesman told Associated Press that he could neither confirm nor deny the charge.

Congressman Rodolfo Irias Navas of the National Party echoed Ortez, charging that planes landed daily carrying drugs and weapons, only a small part of which was ever confiscated.

This news service has no basis for judging the veracity of these accusations. But Lyndon LaRouche commented today that they should be investigated as a significant aspect of the unfolding events in Honduras.

What is known is that last year, Manuel Zelaya jumped onto George Soros's drug legalization bandwagon, echoing the drug kingpin's insane lie that legalization would lessen criminal activity by making drugs more accessible. This was at the same time that the Soros-sponsored and financed Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy was touring the continent, peddling the same line.