It is no secret that Bolivian president has claimed over and over that he is foremost the leader of the coca grower’s of Chapare. Furthermore, a UN report states that over 90% of the Chapare coca goes to narcotraffick … over the last eleven years, this person had absolute control of all State powers, thus…
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Bolivia’s coca grower caudillo president Nearly Doubled Land Allowed for Coca
Voice of America reports: Bolivia Set to Nearly Double Land Allowed for Coca A woman chews coca leaves during an event commemorating the tradition of coca leaf chewing in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 11, 2017. Coca has been cultivated in the Bolivian Andes since at least the Inca era. [people forget that the Inca and…
Bolivia Investigates Arms Shipment from USA
Prensa Latina reports: Bolivia Investigates Arms Shipment from USA La Paz, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian authorities continue today investigating over an arms shipment from United States which was discovered on Friday in Santa Cruz department, hidden in the double bottom of a trailer. These are 34 machine guns and long range rifles, some with…
Bolivia Set to Arrest Ex-Minister’s Father at Argentina’s Request
Latin American Herald Tribune reports: Bolivia Set to Arrest Ex-Minister’s Father at Argentina’s Request LA PAZ – Bolivian Jorge Perez Ardaya, father of the country’s former Interior Minister Jorge Perez Valenzuela, was accused of drug trafficking in Argentina in December 2006 and could be arrested and extradited if that country so requests, a La Paz…
At Last! evo’s 101: Morales built a $7.1 million museum to himself. That’s not his biggest ego trip
Andres Oppenheimer reports for The Miami Herald: Bolivia’s Morales built a $7.1 million museum to himself. That’s not his biggest ego trip In this Jan. 22, 2009, file photo, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales waves a Bolivian flag during a rally in support of the proposed new constitution in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Morales inaugurated a $7 million…
UNODC Provides Bolivia with $20 Million to Tackle Drug Trade
InSight Crime reports: UNODC Provides Bolivia with $20 Million to Tackle Drug Trade Written by Tristan Clavel The UNODC is providing Bolivia’s government with over $20 million in aid to combat organized crime, drug trafficking and corruption, a sign of the international community’s continued support for the Andean nation in the wake of its diplomatic…
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