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Security & Strategic Review - July 2015 (ISSN 1741-4202)
PERU: A victory that is not quite what it seems
On 16 July President Ollanta Humala announced, ‘Today, for the first time, Peru ceased to be the first producer of coca leaf for the drugs trade, respecting that which goes to traditional consumption [...] This is a recognition at global level of the government’s effort that in four years has reduced the area cultivated with coca by more than 20,000 hectares and has allowed the reduction of drug production.’ He was reacting to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s 2014 coca monitoring report, which had estimated a 14% fall in the area devoted to coca cultivation ― though almost everything in his statement calls for qualification.
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- COLOMBIA: Confirmed: more coca, potentially more cocaine
- PERU: A victory that is not quite what it seems
- MEXICO: ‘El Chapo’ is back in business
- MEXICO: SEDENA opts for ‘transparency’ in new incident
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- CHILE: Most robbers and thieves go unpunished
- PARAGUAY: Authorities unsure about two attacks that kill five police officers
- VENEZUELA: Maduro lashes out at ‘Colombian paramilitary’ threat
- POINTERS
- EL SALVADOR: Gangs halt transport when call for talks is rebuffed
- POINTERS