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…
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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…
Bolivia facing the collapse of the myth of the coca leaf | Bolivia ante el derrumbe del mito de la hoja de coca
By Javier Viscarra, El Dia: Bolivia is witnessing an uncomfortable, almost inevitable moment in which the old myth of the coca leaf is beginning to crack. A few decades ago the idea was nurtured that merely repeating “coca is not cocaine” would earn international indulgence and domestic permissiveness. However, reality has become louder than any…
Warnings of subversive movements in the Chapare | Alertan sobre movimientos subversivos en el Chapare
By El Diario: Led by Morales They call for measures to be taken to prevent the start of conflicts in the region, given the danger that mobilizations may be used as a pretext to generate an escalation of violence. Requesting that authorities from the Ministry of Government accelerate the execution of the outstanding arrest warrant…
Felipe Cáceres in the spotlight: fourth former anti-drug chief close to Evo Morales tainted by drug trafficking | Felipe Cáceres en la mira: cuarto exjefe antidrogas cercano a Evo Morales salpicado por narcotráfico
By Eju.tv: Felipe Cáceres when he was head of the Vice Ministry of Social Defense. Photo: Sol de Pando In 72 hours, former anti-drug czar and Elba Terán fall for drug trafficking, government reaction deemed late – Felipe Cáceres, fourth former anti-drug chief under Evo Morales linked to narcotrafficking – “I don’t know what’s happening…
Bolivia: Cartel haven | Refugio narco
By El Diario: They confirm that drug traffickers take refuge in Bolivia The United States’ decertification of Bolivia, as a country failing to comply with international agreements against drug trafficking, confirms that the nation is a safe haven for narcotrafficking. The Government, however, insists on denying the presence of cartels, describing them merely as emissaries…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 