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Bolivia Revives U.S. Drug Coordination Amid Farmer Fears

2/14/2026

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Bolivia's Vice Minister of Social Defense, Ernesto Justiniano, announced a revival of U.S. counternarcotics intelligence coordination under President Rodrigo Paz.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will return to Bolivia to train and provide intelligence support to police.
Justiniano urged sensitivity given past U.S. interventions that sparked violent clashes with coca farmers.
Farmers in Chapare fear tighter policies on legal coca production.
The renewed cooperation signals a major U.S.-Bolivia shift.

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Bolivia's Vice Minister of Social Defense, Ernesto Justiniano, announced a revival of U.S. counternarcotics intelligence coordination under President Rodrigo Paz.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will return to Bolivia to train and provide intelligence support to police.
Justiniano urged sensitivity given past U.S. interventions that sparked violent clashes with coca farmers.
Farmers in Chapare fear tighter policies on legal coca production.
The renewed cooperation signals a major U.S.-Bolivia shift.