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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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 has “changed” thanks to the egocentric coca-grower leader … WTH!
The following cartoons published yesterday, depict Bolivian reality after more than 10 years of the ochlocratic government: From Pagina Siete: The pending files on the government’s need-to-do’s has on the left side all the “approved: projects that will serve to improve the image of this president. The files on the right are projects on: health,…
Pope Francis meets with President of Bolivia
The Vatican Radio reports: (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday received the President of Bolivia, Juan Evo Morales Ayma, who subsequently met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States. A statement from the Holy See Press Office said: “During the discussions, which took place in a cordial atmosphere, various themes were…
Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption Written by Mimi Yagoub A pastoral letter by members of Bolivia’s Catholic Church has spoken out against drug trafficking and consumption in the country, controversially laying part of the blame on the nation’s “corrupt” government and security forces. The letter by…
Scandal-Plagued Bolivia Trumpets Drug Seizure Figures
From InSight Crime: Scandal-Plagued Bolivia Trumpets Drug Seizure Figures Written by Arron Daugherty Bolivia’s government has touted an increase in drug seizures as a sign of improving interdiction capabilities, while an ongoing scandal involving President Evo Morales continues to unfold. In the first two months of 2016, Bolivia’s Special Fighting Force Against Drug Trafficking (Fuerza…
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