Driving to Colombia? New photos show Juan Guaido in car with ‘drug cartel gangster’

FILE PHOTO. Juan Guaido during a news conference in Cucuta, Colombia February 23, 2019. ©REUTERS / Luisa Gonzalez

A Venezuelan official has published photos that he says are further proof of ties between the country’s self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido and a drug cartel member, who allegedly helped him sneak into Colombia.

In January, Guaido declared himself the rightful head of state in Venezuela and has since made several failed attempts to actually seize power in the Latin American nation, with Washington backing the effort. During one of them in February, he traveled to neighboring Colombia to attend a concert and lead a column of trucks containing US-provided ‘humanitarian aid,’ which was ultimately stopped by Venezuelan border guards.

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