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Peru at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: PER: NOC: Peruvian Olympic Committee: Website: www.coperu.org (in Spanish) in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 26 in 9 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Juan Postigos & María Luisa Doig: Flag bearer (closing) Stefano Peschiera & María Belén Bazo: Medals Ranked 84th: Gold 0
The illegal drug trade in Peru includes the growing of coca and the shipment of cocaine to the United States. In an example of the balloon effect , dramatic falls in coca cultivation in the late 1990s saw cultivation move to Colombia .
The illegal drug trade in Latin America concerns primarily the production and sale of cocaine and cannabis, including the export of these banned substances to the United States and Europe. The coca cultivation is concentrated in the Andes of South America, particularly in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia; this is the world's only source region for ...
A general view as athletes compete during the women's 100-meter final on Day 8 of the Olympic Games at Stade de France on Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris.
Peruvian anti-drug police seized 58 one-kilo packages of cocaine Thursday bearing a picture of a Nazi flag on the outside and the name Hitler printed in low relief. The drugs were hidden inside a ...
Neighborhoods in northeast Paris have struggled for years with the scourge of crack cocaine and its use in public. The Summer Olympics, kicking off a year from Wednesday, are offering an impetus ...
The Peru Two are two women from the United Kingdom, Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid, who were arrested on 6 August 2013 on suspicion of drug smuggling at Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru, after their luggage was found to contain 12 kg (26 lb) of cocaine. [1] They had flown from Ibiza, Spain where they were on holiday.
In 2006, Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIMDES) centers reported 25,036 cases of domestic violence in Peru. [6] The centers helped an average of 2,067 men and women per month. [6] MIMDES also operated a toll-free hot line, which handled 7,785 requests for assistance regarding family disturbances during 2006. [6]