In a large scale operation, the security forces of the right-wing government of Bolivia managed to seize more than 300 kilos of drugs and dismantle several clandestine cocaine factories, in an action that once again highlights the depth of drug trafficking in the country.
As reported by the Deputy Ministry of Social Defense, the procedures were carried out between April 1 and 3 in different regions, including Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and La Paz. In total, more than 176 kilos of marijuana, about 100 kilos of base cocaine, more than 21 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride and almost 1,000 liters of liquid drugs were seized
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In addition to the kidnapping of drugs, authorities identified and destroyed at least four cocaine factories in the Tropic of Cochabamba, along with large quantities of chemical inputs used for illegal production, such
as sulfuric acid and fuel.However, the operation also revealed an even more serious problem: the infiltration of drug trafficking into state structures themselves. Two members of the Special Force to Combat Drug Trafficking were arrested after being caught handling drugs that needed to be incinerated, leading to their preventive detention for 180 days
