By Milenio, Eju,tv: Study Warns That Bolivia Became a Hub for Drug Trafficking and Illicit Economies During MAS Governments A study by the Fundación Milenio argues that between 2006 and 2025 the country strengthened networks linked to drug trafficking, illegal mining, money laundering, and transnational crime amid state weakness and institutional corruption. Former presidents Evo…
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MAS and Narcos Push to Oust Paz | MAS y Narcos Buscan Tumbar a Paz
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Convulsion Government Denounces That Evo Morales and Drug Trafficking Are Behind the Plan for Paz’s Resignation Presidential spokesman José Luis Gálvez said that the top leaders of the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), the Túpac Katari Departmental Federation of Peasants, and substitute senator Nilton Condori are part of the plan. The…
Protecting the Narcos | Protegiendo a los Narcos
By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: In Chapare, roadblocks set up to prevent transfer of seized drugs and detainees; Vice Minister Justiniano sees “protection for crime” Two police officers were injured. Drug-processing facilities were destroyed, and vehicles along with a considerable quantity of controlled substances were seized. One of the drug factories raided during Operation Chameleon….
Marset’s Fall May Expose Power Networks | La caída de Marset puede destapar redes de poder
By Alberto De Oliva, El Dia: Marset fell… and now the real problem begins The president spoke of a “turning point.” And he is probably right. Because the capture of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset is not simply the fall of another fugitive. It is the fall of a man who, for years, symbolized something…
Marset’s Fall Signals Regional Crackdown | Caída de Marset Señala Golpe Regional
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: The fall of Marset marks the first major blow of the ‘Shield of the Americas’ against transnational crime, according to the U.S. From Bolivia, the anti-drug czar maintained that neutralizing a criminal leader is only the first step and stressed that international cooperation is key, since neutralizing Marset was only a…
Chapare: An Illegal Enclave | Enclave ilegal
By Juan Jose Toro, Brujula Digital: Names are not what matter, but the facts. Caravans from two candidacies for the governorship of Cochabamba were attacked when they tried to enter Chimoré by people loyal to Evo Morales. This event, which is not new in the context of what occurs in the area, simply confirms that…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 