"The DEA is in Bolivia, he said. Just as the DEA is now present, we also have cooperation from European intelligence and police bodies. Oviedo explained that the initial focus of the law enforcement efforts would be to tighten border surveillance and dismantle trafficking networks."
"The announcement marks an end to an order issued under former left-wing President Evo Morales in 2008, effectively expelling all DEA agents from the country. Morales, the leader at the time for Bolivia's Movement for Socialism (MAS), had accused the US of using drug enforcement efforts to pressure countries in Latin America to bend to its political and economic agenda."
"We want neighbouring countries' anti-narcotics agencies on board as well, Oviedo said. The announcement marks an end to an order issued under former left-wing President Evo Morales in 2008, effectively expelling all DEA agents from the country."
Bolivia has ended a nearly two-decade break in drug enforcement cooperation with the United States by allowing DEA agents to operate in the country. Minister of Government Marco Oviedo confirmed that DEA agents are already present and working alongside European intelligence and police bodies. The initial focus targets border surveillance and dismantling trafficking networks, with plans to expand cooperation to neighboring countries' anti-narcotics agencies. This represents a significant foreign policy shift under centrist President Rodrigo Paz, reversing former left-wing President Evo Morales's 2008 order expelling all DEA personnel. Morales had accused the US of using drug enforcement to pressure Latin American countries politically and economically, and his government received strong support from rural coca-growing regions where cultivation remains economically vital.
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