Weekly Report - 25 September 2014 (WR-14-38)

The government of President Evo Morales received a boost vis-à-vis security after Timothy Torlot, the head of the European Union (EU) delegation in Bolivia, pronounced the fight against drugs in Bolivia “a success” on 17 September. While recognising that “there is always more to do, especially when it comes to control of illegal drug trafficking”, Torlot appeared to downplay the trafficking situation in Bolivia as a situation common to many other countries.