They were burned you live from a criminal organization near the borderArgentina. Uniformed officers were pursuing a gang carrying illegal chemicals as it tipped over on the highway near Villamontes. THE drug dealer They took advantage of the incident to disarm them, douse them with gasoline and set them on fire.
The death of five soldiers shocked the country with its particular cruelty. The van they were traveling in was chasing a vehicle loaded with illegal chemicals. Then it was pushed off the road and overturned. Taking advantage of the men's confusion due to the impact, their attackers took away their weapons, doused them with gasoline, and… They set it on fire. Then they left, leaving the barrels of gasoline behind.
Soon after, one of them bragged about the crime, which was recorded one of the many audios circulating on social networks. “So much so that these criminals make people cry, now they're burning like the dogs they are,” he can be heard saying in one of the recordings.
Bolivia is the third largest producer of cocaine in the world, behind Colombia and Peru. A week ago, the government made one of the most significant seizures in history: 8.7 tons of cocaine that was on its way to Chile to be transported to the Netherlands.
One of the most important news of 2023 was the Uruguayan's spectacular escape from the country Sebastian MarsetHe is considered a “world-class drug trafficker” and fled Bolivia shortly before his capture. Marset's presence in Bolivia means that transnational drug cartels have already landed in Bolivia and are growing stronger there.
Paolo Manzo, January 14, 2024
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