Bolivia to fight cocaine trade with its own funds

[Judi Lynn]

Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Bolivia to fight cocaine trade with its own funds

Bolivia, the world’s No. 3 cocaine producer, will fund an anti-narcotics unit for the first time next year as it seeks to reduce foreign involvement in fighting trafficking, an official said yesterday.

The Andean country will invest US$16 million in the unit, which now depends heavily on aid from the United States and the European Union.

“One of Bolivia’s responsibilities is to tackle drug trafficking, with our own ... resources, with our vision, with our hard work,” Ilder Cejas, an anti-narcotics advisor working for the Interior Ministry, told reporters.

Cejas said the United States — which pledged about US$25 million in anti-narcotics aid to Bolivia this year — will be allowed to collaborate with funds and advisors, but only within programmes designed by the government.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Bolivia to fund anti-drug unit

Bolivia to fund anti-drug unit
Web posted at: 7/27/2008 1:34:14
Source ::: Reuters

LA PAZ • Bolivia, the world’s No. 3 cocaine producer, will fund an anti-narcotics unit for the first time next year as it seeks to reduce foreign involvement in fighting trafficking, an official said on Friday.

The Andean country will invest $16m in the unit, which now depends heavily on aid from the United States and the European Union.

“One of Bolivia’s responsibilities is to tackle drug trafficking, with our own ... resources, with our vision, with our hard work,” Ilder Cejas, an anti-narcotics adviser working for the Interior Ministry, told Reuters.

Cejas said the United States – which pledged about $25m in anti-narcotics aid to Bolivia this year – will be allowed to collaborate with funds and advisers, but only within programs designed by the government.

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[Peace Patriot]

2. Up yours, to the failed, corrupt, murderous U.S. "war on drugs"! Viva la revolución! nt