Over ten years after undisputed vertical control, $150 billion dollars wasted, large corruption at all levels, booming narcotrafficking, he is finally loosing the grip, as this cartoon from El Diario clearly displays!
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Bolivia drugs: Police seize huge cocaine consignment
Reuters reports in BBC News: Bolivia drugs: Police seize huge cocaine consignment Police in Bolivia have seized more than seven tonnes of cocaine which they believe was destined for sale in the United States. The drugs were hidden inside a cargo of mineral ore being carried in lorries along a remote mountain pass leading to…
Bolivia has no environmental awareness!
This cartoon from El Diario, shows our lousy and pitiful reality under this cocalero government that bragged about environmental protection! This government allowed mining cooperatives to mine everywhere and without any environmental remediation nor mitigation plans. Along the same guidelines, and given the prices of our commodity exports fell sharply is now trying to get…
Bolivia’s president isn’t lowering his sights despite a scandal worthy of a telenovela
The Washington Post reports: Bolivia’s president isn’t lowering his sights despite a scandal worthy of a telenovela By Simeon Tegel LA PAZ, Bolivia — Most democratic leaders would find their political ambitions curtailed by a referendum result spurning their plans for reelection. But Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is different. Despite a narrow loss in a…
Concrete evidence regarding alternative development success in Bolivia
The following news from El Deber [07/20/2016], reflects how alternative development, has worked in Chapare, despite the ruling of the coca grower caudillo! The cochabambino entrepreneur managed to seduce the Argentine market for bananas that he produces in 10 farms that he has in the Chapare area. The “Bolita” [such term was used derogatorily by…
Precursor Seizures Show Bolivia’s Role in Cocaine Trade
InSight Crime reports: Precursor Seizures Show Bolivia’s Role in Cocaine Trade Written by Luis Fernando Alonso Authorities in Bolivia last year confiscated almost 600 metric tons of precursor chemicals used to process cocaine, underlining the nation’s importance in the South American chain of production for the drug. Officials from Bolivia’s Chemical Substances Investigation Group (El…
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