From the Wall Street Journal: OPINION | THE AMERICAS Morales Made Bolivia a Narco State How many Mexicans know the role that Evo has played in the coca business? By Mary Anastasia O’Grady Nov. 17, 2019 2:27 pm ET When former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Mexico City last week seeking asylum, Mexican Foreign…
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Five cases show that drug traffickers rule in Bolivia
Nelson Peredo reports for La Prensa: Until August, at least five cases of drug trafficking showed that this illicit business continues to rule in Bolivia. The investigation about Pedro Montenegro, the Candia-Castedo clans (in Beni) and Copa (in El Alto), the Paolo Lumia case, the police officers detained with cocaine in Oruro and the narco…
Bolivia has the weakest passport in the region … “thanks” evo!
I went to the United Kingdom during the mid 90’s and had no need for visa. As well to other countries that now demand visa to us … so … what happened? Is it because the coca caudillo made the worst possible “friends” … Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and his demagogue and hate remarks over…
The true legacy of the coca grower who functions as Bolivian president … right, president in lower caps
David Gagne reports for InSight Crime: Arrests Suggest Brazilian Gangs Are Deepening Presence in Bolivia Recent actions carried out in Bolivia by Brazil‘s two most powerful prison gangs indicate these groups are looking to deepen their presence in the Andean nation as part of a wider struggle to gain control of the regional drug trade….
UN Reports Small Decrease in Bolivia Coca Cultivation … not damn enough!
InSight Crime reports: UN Reports Small Decrease in Bolivia Coca Cultivation Written by Deborah Bonello Coca cultivation in Bolivia has reached its lowest levels since United Nations monitoring began in 2003, moving the country closer to policy makers’ de facto cap on coca crops. But as transnational drug trafficking intensifies, the world’s third-largest coca producer…
Bolivia’s Coca Dilemma
Al-Jazeera reports: Snow of the Andes: Bolivia’s Coca Dilemma Bolivia fights to maintain its traditional use of the coca leaf as drug trafficking threatens national customs. Bolivia is the third largest coca and cocaine producer in the world. The country has a long history of using the coca plant for many of its traditional medicines,…
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