Bolivian Police Find Largest Cocaine Lab in Decades
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Bolivian Police Find Largest Cocaine Lab in Decades
Police found a cocaine laboratory in eastern Bolivia, the largest facility of its type discovered in decades, and arrested several foreigners, officials said.The lab was located in Chiquitania, an area in the eastern province of Santa Cruz.We can say it is the biggest blow dealt to drug trafficking in recent years, one official added, without providing details on the number of suspects arrested or their nationality.Bolivias interior minister, Alfredo Rada, traveled to Chiquitania to get a firsthand look at the laboratory.The lab is bigger than the one found March 27 in Santa Cruz that was producing up to 50 kilos of extremely pure cocaine daily, police said.
