Bolivian Army Sent To
Border With Peru To
Fight Smuggling
Some 500 Bolivian troops
were stationed Sunday at
a border bridge with
Peru in an effort to
combat smuggling,
according to information
reaching here from the
Bolivian capital La Paz.
Vehicles, especially
cargo trucks, from both
sides of the Desaguadero
bridge, were strictly
controlled by the
troops, delaying traffic
at the border.
The Bolivian Naval Force
is controlling the
waterway traffic on the
Desaguadero River
linking the two
countries, which share a
border of 1,130 km.
In recent days, the
naval force has seized
more than 10,000 liters
of fuel being
transported in boats
heading for Peru.
Fuel and other
necessities are highly
demanded in Peru, where
they are sold at higher
prices than in Bolivia.
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