An Italian newspaper reported that a terrorist group linked to Iran may be planning an attack in Colombia, Brazil or Bolivia, but there is little to suggest this report, light on details, is anything more than propaganda.

Peru's Shining Path rebel group may be expanding their international drug trafficking operations, serving as suppliers to traffickers in neighboring Bolivia, according to one analyst.

Police have said that the increasing presence of organized crime, driven by migration from neighboring countries, is behind a recent spate of armed robberies in the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

With its new four-year anti-drug strategy, Peru is moving towards a less tolerant position on coca, ramping up eradication targets and adopting a hardline position similar to neighboring Colombia.

The discovery of an American diplomatic vehicle transporting weapons and ammunition in Bolivia has added yet another layer of tension to relations between the governments of Bolivia and the United States.

The three biggest cocaine producers in the world -- Colombia, Peru and Bolivia -- are planning to set up a unified system to measure coca production, to allow proper comparisons between the countries.

Bolivia’s government has announced plans to set up a bilateral intelligence sharing center with Colombia, to help combat drug trafficking and monitor Colombian nationals who pass through the country.

Bolivia's government has deployed 2,300 troops onto the streets of its four largest cities, following protests in El Alto over insecurity connected to the recent murder of two journalists.

As President Evo Morales defended the traditional use of coca leaves on the international stage, Bolivia is putting seized coca to legal uses instead of destroying it.

Bolivia's government has announced plans to create a binational police force with Peru, to combat drug trafficking over the shared border.