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30 Arrested for Links to Shining Path
Peruvian police arrested several coca growers in the central Huanuco region of Peru last week, for alleged connections to Florindo Eleuterio Flores Hala, alias...
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Shining Path Guerrilla Describes Life in the Drug Trade
Edgar Mejía Asencio, alias "Izula," an alleged former commander of the Shining Path's Upper Huallaga faction who was arrested October 13, recently spoke with La...
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Criminal Groups Flocking to Peru: Report
Perus cheap and bountiful cocaine supply is attracting criminal groups the world over, and these criminal groups are preparing for a vicious war, according to...
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Shining Path Political Group Preps for Elections
Amid suspicions, a leftist organization of ex-Shining Path guerillas, known as Movadef, is prepping to launch mayoral candidates in at least three districts across...
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Peru President ‘Troubled’ by Mexican Traffickers in Peru
In an interview with CNN in Spanish, Peruvian President Alan Garcia said he was very troubled by Mexican cartel presence in his country, EFE news agency reported....