Editorial, El Deber: The expansion of coca cultivation in Bolivia’s protected areas has reached alarming levels, according to the latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The increase in these territories between 2022 and 2023 was 34%, raising the cultivated area to 583 hectares within the country’s forests. At the…
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Illegal activities continues in Protected Areas | Continuan actividades ilegales en áreas Protegidas
By Erbol: DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT They warn that Protected Areas are in serious danger if the uncontrolled incursion of illegal activities continues An image of Otuquis Park. Photo: Sernap If the incursion of illegal activities into Bolivia’s protected areas continues, these areas could suffer irreversible damage that might jeopardize the existence of their main conservation…
Masismo and narcotrafficking | Masismo y narcotráfico
By Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, El Dia: Expanding Mafias The Chilean government has identified four border towns with Bolivia that have been taken over by mafias involved in drug trafficking and migrant smuggling. Argentina is also facing similar problems on its border with Bolivia, not to mention the presence of Hezbollah terrorists in Bolivian territory, as…
They hold the Government responsible for illegal coca in protected areas | Responsabilizan al Gobierno por coca ilegal en áreas protegidas
El Diario: Opposition question proliferation of crops After the discovery of coca plantations in the Amboró National Park, opposition legislators stated that the production of the leaf “has already gone out of control,” for which they blamed the government of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) for promoting surplus plantations. destined for drug trafficking. The head…
Precursor Seizures Show Bolivia’s Role in Cocaine Trade
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…
Evo delivers: Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2016
From the USG, regarding Bolivia’s performance under current coca grower leadership… follows excerpts of our “distinguished” contribution to this infamous group of narco traffickers: Presidential Determination — Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 