By Raúl Dominguez, El Deber: The Million-Dollar Fuel Diversion: Government Estimates Illegal Business at Up to US$3 Million a Day “Two or three million dollars a day are capable of corrupting everything in their path,” said Hydrocarbons Minister Mauricio Medinaceli, when referring to the power wielded by smugglers. The fuel diversion scheme uncovered by the…
Category: Crime and Violence
Chapare coca feeds drug trade | La coca del Chapare va al narcotráfico
By Eju,tv: Justiniano: Evo’s nervousness confirms that Chapare coca goes to drug trafficking The Vice Minister of Social Defense says the former president broke international cooperation and argues that reopening those ties explains the criticism following the Arica case. The Vice Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances, Ernesto Justiniano, responded to criticism from former…
Indigenous Fund: it was not just looting… | Fondo indígena: no sólo fue saqueo…
Editorial, El Dia: The Indigenous Fund was not only a multimillion-dollar embezzlement; it was the most brutal demonstration of how a political apparatus can turn justice into a weapon for the destruction of human lives. The Fondioc case should not be remembered merely as the theft of a large sum from the poorest; it must be placed, without euphemisms, in the category of a flagrant violation of human…
Police Files Charges After Ambush in Cotapachi | Policía presenta querella tras emboscada en Cotapachi
By Milen Saavedra, Red Uno: Police announces lawsuit over assaults and stolen weapons during Cotapachi operation The institution will formalize legal action against those who ambushed officers during the garbage-site clearance, confirming that two gas-launching rifles were stolen and seven officers were injured, some seriously. Police announces lawsuit for serious injuries and weapons theft after…
Arce Linked to Major Embezzlement | Arce vinculado a gran desfalco
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Corruption Minister Oviedo: Arce faces five crimes and is the main person responsible for the embezzlement of Bs 360 million from the Indigenous Fund According to authorities, the financial damage to the State amounts to 360 million bolivianos. Likewise, he explained that Arce is being prosecuted for his actions when…
Government denounces financed ambush against anti-drug officers in the Chapare | Gobierno denuncia emboscada financiada contra efectivos antidroga en el Chapare
By Erbol: THERE ARE INJURED OFFICERS There are injured police officers and vehicles with damage. Police officers were ambushed early Wednesday morning in the municipality of Villa Tunari, Chapare province of Cochabamba, while they were carrying out an operation to destroy cocaine factories, the Government reported. The anti-drug czar, Ernesto Justiniano, stated that “the ambush…
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