US EditionBolivia Resumes Its Alliance with the Dea
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La Paz., The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) participated in an overflight in the coca-growing area of Chapare to assess how to help Bolivia in the fight against drug trafficking, after its return to the country after being expelled in 2008 by then-left president Evo Morales (2006-2019), who accused it of supporting a supposed political plot of the local right against its mandate. On the other hand, yesterday, a politician and candidate for m…
Listen to this news: The Deputy Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances, Ernesto Justiniano, confirmed this Friday, January 9, 2026, that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has begun operations in Bolivia. This activity is being carried out in coordination with the country's law enforcement agencies. Justiniano explained that the work is being done jointly with the Bolivian Police, especially the Special Force f…
The authority highlighted that nine international anti-drug agencies are currently cooperating with Bolivia, including the DEA, an agency under the United States Department of Justice that specializes in the fight against drug smuggling and drug use.
Vice Minister of Social Defense Ernesto Justiniano acknowledged that they need the help of the U.S. drug agency "as soon as possible." "We are in poor conditions, in miserable conditions in the fight against drug trafficking," he said. Read more
The U.S. Drug Control Administration (DEA) is already in Bolivian territory and carries out actions in coordination with local police institutions, as confirmed on Friday by the Deputy Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances, Ernesto Justiniano. The announcement was made this Friday during statements to Unitel. The authority specified that the joint work is carried out specifically with the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (F…
Officials of the U.S. anti-drug agency, DEA, participated in an overflight in the coca-growing area of Chapare to assess how to help Bolivia in the fight against drug trafficking, Vice Minister of Social Defense Ernesto Justiniano told AFP this Friday.The DEA was expelled from Bolivia in 2008 by the then leftist president Evo Morales (2006-2019) who accused it of supporting a supposed political plot of the local right against its mandate.
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