Cocaine Production in Bolivia Drops for 4th Year in Row After DEA Was Kicked Out
For the fourth year in a row, cocaine production declined in Bolivia after the DEA was foxed to leave the country.
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Last DEA Agents Leave Bolivia as Relationship With U.S. Continues to Sink
This perplexing development is a blow to the DEA’s war on drugs and is a further sign of the deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and Bolivia. Will any other South American nations follow? By Chris Kraul Los Angeles Times LA PA, Bolivia — The last U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents left Bolivia on Thursday after…