Cocaine traffickers from Peru were caught attempting to transport cocaine into Spain with a shipment of guano.  From the AP (via Google News): Drug agents in Peru say they have seized 3 tons of cocaine mixed into a shipment of guano bound for Spain. A four-month investigation led to the seizure at a warehouse in the capital of [...]

Newly elected President of Paraguay highlighted tackling corruption as one of his top priorities.  From the AP (via Yahoo News): Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo shoved aside Paraguay’s infamous 61-year history of one-party rule as he took office Friday with promises to end corruption and hunger in the poor South American nation. Almost shouting to swear that he would uphold the [...]

Source: Daniel Schweimler, “Piracy on the streets of Peru,” BBC News, August 12, 2006.

In 2006, 718 cocaine factories and 14.7 tons of partially processed cocaine were seized by police in Peru. Source: “Cocaine labs should be bombed: Peru’s president,” Reuters, April 2, 2007.