Alek Boyd has located a disturbing new story out of Rome about a member of Chavez’s trusted inner circle – a presidential guardsman charged with protecting Chavez’s life, who’s now charged with drug trafficking among Europe’s dangerous syndicates.

In light of recent stories about Chavez’s permitting FARC Marxist drug lords like Rodrigo Granda to walk freely in Venezuela with a cheaply bestowed passport, this could signal Chavez’s growing involvement in narcotrafficking on world markets. We should all be concerned.