The Bolivian authorities seized 9,2 tons of coca leaves from Peru, the Ministry of the Interior announced last night.
Police found 795 packages of coca leaves during a search on a road in the Andes, Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo said, adding that it was one of the largest seizures of its kind.
Del Castillo said that the leaves were intended for drug trafficking and its illegal sale in the territory of Bolivia.
Bolivian authorities have repeatedly warned that the country is a transit zone for Peruvian cocaine to Brazil and other countries, but such a large quantity of coca leaves from Peru is unusual.
According to UN data, Peru is one of the main producers of coca and cocaine, along with Colombia and Bolivia.
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