From [a sad but true description of how Bolivia has changed… if you want to read this revealing article in Spanish, please use this link] Bolivia: the New Hub for Drug Trafficking in South America Transnational organized crime likes opportunities and little resistance. Bolivia currently provides both and finds itself at the heart of a…
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Bolivian drug dealers botch million dollar money drop
From Gawker.com: Bolivian drug dealers botch million dollar money drop Drug traffickers messed up big time when they dropped a bag containing more than a million dollars right into the hands of Bolivian anti-drug police. The drop from a low-flying plane in the Santa Cruz province was intercepted by drug enforcement officials after it was intended…
No need to celebrate anything, the UN denies possibility of exporting coca
Long-time leader of the coca growers and current president of Bolivia has “staged” “great” celebrations of what he and his acolytes believe it is a success… ERBOL reports: Growers celebrate the chewed decriminalization UN denies Bolivia the possibility of exporting coca Monday, January 14, 2013 – 12: 06 The representative of the United Nations Office…
Current Bolivian gov continues to disregard international agreements and engages in demagogue practices…
It is unfortunate and embarrassing that current Bolivian government continues to fail to honor international agreements. Not only fails to comply with diplomacy standards, failing to give the safe-conduct to Senator Roger Pinto; but now also wants to confront the world in coca related matters; and its message to the Bolivian public sounds more like…
DEA reports Mexican drug cartels operating in Bolivia
Today, December 8, 2011, El Deber reports about an October 19, 2011 DEA report that mentioned Bolivia being occupied by Mexican drug cartels; in reply to current Bolivian government officials denying such presence. this the link for the original Spanish article: http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-12-08/vernotainternacional.php?id=111207225801 I looked at the DEA official set and found the document, I hereby…
Money laundering & inflation against Bolivian society
This cartoon is from El Diario, November 30, 2011. It portrays how much money laundering, and narco-traffick are becoming a real nuisance and are also more widely perceived by Bolivian society; out there for anyone to see… In the cartoon the person is pointing and saying: “these buildings are known as ‘washing buildings’ they whiten…
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