Drug smuggling through Venezuela has exploded since President Hugo Chávez severed contacts with U.S. law enforcement agencies in 2005, U.S. and United Nations officials say in reports.
"I think (Chávez) has totally lost control over the traffickers," said Anthony Maingot, an expert on Caribbean security issues at Florida International University.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-07-21-venezueladrugs21_ST_N.htmI wish Chavez would take a stand for Latin America and lead LA to repudiate Washington's drug war and just legalize the drug trade. He has the balls and the willpower. It's the most important thing he could do to end imperialism.