Review of the press for May 4, 2022
Mexico seeks to form a lithium OPEC with Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. Nicolás Maduro wants to "control" the coca market. The Peruvian Narco-state. RSF slams AMLO for press aggression
Maduro wants to "control" the coca market.
At Maduro's election in 2013, the lines between the underworld and the state were already blurred. Since then, the drug trade and state involvement have grown. Venezuela's participation in the global supply chain has expanded under Maduro, and Venezuela has begun to transition from a transit zone to a producer of cocaine.