Left wing extremism : Peru closes ‘Farc’ drug labs
The Peruvian government has arrested more than 50 suspected drug traffickers on its border with Colombia amid fears that dissident members of the disbanded rebel group Farc are setting up a new base (writes Stephen Gibbs).
President Vizcarra said that the raid, early on Monday, was carried out in cooperation with Colombia’s military. It involved the “deactivation” of four cocaine laboratories. Local farmers were said to have been coerced into switching to production of coca, the drug’s raw ingredient.
A state of emergency had been imposed in the border region for 60 days. “We’re going to defend our sovereignty, our territory, and we’re going to use force,” José Huerta, Peru’s defence minister, said.
Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peru-closes-farc-drug-labs-kwxg73l8r
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