800kg of cocaine found in Lima drug bust
This post was updated at 3:00 p.m. The Ministry of the Interior released a statement that nine people…
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Over half a ton of coca leaves confiscated in Central Peru operation
On September 18 Peruvian police reported that they had seized 560 kilograms of coca leaves through a…
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Peru’s new defense minister to focus on defeating Shining Path
Peru’s new defense minister, Jorge Nieto, will focus on stamping out the Shining Path guerrilla…
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Peru launches most advanced satellite in Latin America
Peru has launched its first ever satellite in an effort to assist agriculture and combat organized crime.…
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Peru: criminal allegations force Fujimori’s party chairman to resign
Popular Force chairman Joaquin Ramirez has resigned from the party after reports of a DEA investigation…
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Peru: Report links Fujimori’s party leader to drug trafficking
Popular Force chairman Joaquin Ramirez is the subject of a DEA investigation which has the ultimate…
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Peru police official arrested with 119 kilos of cocaine
Peru police arrested Nuevo Chimbote police chief Freddy Tuesta in the northern state of Ancash with…
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Peru’s most wanted fugitive arrested in Colombia
Peru drug trafficker Gerson “Caracol” Galvez was arrested at a shopping center in Medellin, Colombia…
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Lima’s high-crime port district under six months of martial law
Peru’s national government agreed to extend a state of emergency to fight crime in Lima’s Callao…
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Shining Path ambush kills 10 on eve of Peru’s election
Shining Path guerrillas killed at least 10 military and civilian personnel in an ambush in Peru’s…
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