Seven Police Officers Killed In Cocaine Hotspot Of Central Peru
Date
2/12/2023 3:06:11 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Seven police officers were killed after being ambushed in an
area of central Peru known for its cocaine production, the National
Police said Saturday, trend reports citing reuters .
The attack took place in the town of Natividad, in the remote
Andean and jungle region known as the VRAEM, or Valle de los Rios
Apurimac, Ene y Mantaro, which produces 75% of the South American
nation's cocaine.
'We mourn the loss of our police brothers who were ambushed when
they were traveling in a police vehicle in the town of Natividad in
the Vraem,' the National Police of Peru said on its Twitter
account.
It added that an additional police officer was involved in the
attack but survived.
Authorities did not blame any organization for the attack, but
the area has a strong presence of drug trafficking groups allied
with remnants of the Maoist rebel group Shining Path.
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