Admiral Jorge Moncada, head of the joint command of the armed forces, said in late April that he expected to have eradicated ‘narcoterrorism’ from the Apurímac-Ene-Mantaro (VRAEM) valley by next year, creating the opportunity for building the infrastructure needed to reactivate the economy in that region. For now, he said, the armed forces are pressing ahead with its ‘permanent effort’ to disrupt the cocaine airbridge that acts as the main conduit for the export of cocaine from the VRAEM to Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.End of preview - This article contains approximately 460 words.
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