Video: Police find and destroy 35,000 marijuana plants the Vraem region
35,000 cannabis plants were destroyed Thursday and also half a ton of dry marijuana was burnt…
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Armed police clash with drug traffickers in 205-kilo VRAEM cocaine lab raid
Armed police in Peru clashed with drug traffickers this week while raiding a cocaine factory in the…
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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 govt touts eradication efforts after coca reduction
An annual UN report on coca production indicates that Peru has reduced its national production by at…
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Peru swimmer barred from 2016 Olympics for doping
Peruvian swimmer Mauricio Fiol has been banned from swimming competitions for four years after testing…
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Canadian kills fellow tourist during ayahuasca ceremony
A Canadian man killed his friend and fellow tourist after both men consumed ayahuasca in a ceremony…
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What did Peru get out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Peru negotiated special terms in the Trans-Pacific Partnership to ensure access to medicine and to protect…
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Peru agrees to world’s largest free-trade agreement
Peru and 11 other countries including the United States, Japan and Chile have agreed on the Trans-Pacific…
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New Zealander dies in ayahuasca ceremony in Peru
A 24-year-old New Zealand man died in the Amazon jungle after consuming a tobacco tea on an ayahuasca…
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Pan Am Games to strip Peruvian marathoner’s gold medal
Peruvian marathoner Gladys Tejeda will lose her gold medal won at the 2015 Pan American Games after…
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