Chile’s Arica Port Bust Underscores Role in Bolivian Cocaine Supply Chain
The massive recent seizure of cocaine precursor at Chile’s Arica port underscores its growing role as a trafficking hotspot for…
The Doubts Behind Bolivia’s ‘Biggest Cocaine Seizure Ever’
The announcement of a 21-ton seizure of cocaine in Bolivia, if true, reinforces the country’s role as a drug producer…
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Marset’s Inner Circle Crumbles as the Elusive Uruguayan Trafficker Evades Capture
The pending extradition of yet another alleged key player in Sebatian Marset’s money laundering schemes marks his latest setback, as…
Poachers’ Safe Haven: Bolivian Amazon Plundered for Wildlife
Bolivia’s rich biodiversity makes it a prime target for traffickers. It stands as one of the world’s most biodiverse countries,…
The Poisonous Mercury Trade
Mercury, employed by miners to extract gold from soil and sediment, is smuggled daily in bottles across Bolivia’s borders with…
Gold Mining: A State-Sanctioned Scourge in Bolivia
Bolivia is in the midst of a gold rush caused by record gold prices and growing international demand. This gold…
Drug Trafficking Creeps into Bolivia’s Amazon National Parks
Bolivia is the world’s third-largest producer of coca, after Colombia and Peru, and a key crossroads for cocaine and other…
Protected Areas: Illegal Timber Strongholds in the Bolivian Amazon
For years in Bolivia, high-value woods like cedar and the mara variety of mahogany have been felled to feed domestic…
Vanishing Trees and Lakes: Deforestation in Bolivia’s Amazon
Deforestation has reached alarming levels in Bolivia. The main driver of tree cover loss – loss of the canopy –…