BOLIVIA

Bolivian deputy minister supports regionalization against drugs

Published on: January 23, 2024
12:36

La Paz, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Police Jhonny Aguilera on Tuesday described as "absolutely important" the regionalization of the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime in South America, which he considered a global problem.

President Arce warns of dangers against the Plurinational State

Published on: January 22, 2024
16:49

La Paz, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia’s President Luis Arce assured on Monday at the “Casa Grande del Pueblo” - (Government headquarters) that "we are in the time of greatest threat to the Plurinational State and that we must be warned."

Bolivian President rules out the weakening of the Plurinational State

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:33

La Paz, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, ruled out in a speech delivered at the Casa Grande del Pueblo (government headquarters) the alleged weakening of the Social Community Economic Model with import substitution of the Plurinational State.

Bolivian Health Minister urges to vaccinate children

Published on: January 20, 2024
00:15

La Paz, Jan 20 (La Paz) With the report of 6,670 positive Covid-19 cases on Friday, Bolivian Minister of Health María Renée Castro urged parents to complete the regular vaccination schedule for their children.

Justice sends three Bolivian officers to prison

Published on: January 17, 2024
17:51

La Paz, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Three Bolivian policemen accused of extortion due to the theft of over USD$ 800,000 in a vehicle in Santa Cruz were sent on Wednesday to Palmasola prison, preventively detained.

Bolivia to present results addressing drug trafficking

Published on: January 16, 2024
08:13

La Paz, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of the Government of Bolivia, Eduardo del Castillo, will lead the ceremony during which the results of the fight against drug trafficking in 2023 will be presented.

Bolivia continues efforts to decriminalize coca leaf

Published on: January 15, 2024
09:06

La Paz, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Bolivia is promoting national and international efforts in various spheres with the goal of achieving the removal of the coca leaf from the United Nations list of narcotic drugs.

Bolivia to eradicate coca crops in protected areas

Published on: January 13, 2024
01:00

La Paz, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) The Joint Task Force (FCT) eradicated in 2023 some 10,302 hectares of illegal coca crops, and is preparing its total eradication in Bolivia's protected areas, an official source said.

Coca industrialization plant in Bolivia at an advanced stage

Published on: January 12, 2024
00:15

La Paz, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The industrialization plant of coca leafs and other medicinal plants hover around 80 percent of its construction in Sacaba, a municipality in Cochabamba, Antonio Quiroz, technical manager of the state-owned company Kokabol, said.

Bolivia in solidarity with Ecuador, asks to regionalize war on drugs

Published on: January 10, 2024
10:35

La Paz, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, deplored in his social networks the acts of violence occurred on Tuesday in Ecuador and urged to regionalize the battle against drug trafficking and organized crime.

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