Daniel Ortega, pictured centre in 1990, gave drug traffickers protection, a former colonel claimsNicaragua Accused Of Helping Colombian Drug Lords To Establish Trafficking Routes -- Times Online
The head of the Sandinista Government in Nicaragua protected one of the world’s top drug barons and helped him to establish trafficking routes through the country, a former high-ranking officer has claimed. During the 1980s Daniel Ortega, the revolutionary leader and current President, gave Pablo Escobar, the head of Colombia’s Medellín cartel, access to drug corridors as well as sanctuary and a military guard, according to the allegations.
Cuba and Panama, then led by Fidel Castro and Manuel Noriega, are also said to have participated in the deal, with Panama acting as a financial and money-laundering centre and Cuba protecting shipments.
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My Comment: Memo to The Times .... every country (and many government officials) in Latin America are involved in some capacity in the narco trade.