News (Media Awareness Project) - Peru: General Arrested On Drug Charges |
| Title: | Peru: General Arrested On Drug Charges |
| Published On: | 2001-04-07 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-26 19:14:49 |
PERU: GENERAL ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES
General Nicolas de Bari Hermoza Rios, who led the armed forces through much
of the government of former President Alberto K. Fujimori, was arrested on
drug trafficking charges. Investigators said General Hermoza, who is
retired, protected the operations of drug traffickers in the upper Huallaga
Valley, one the world's main coca growing regions, between 1991 and 1993.
General Nicolas de Bari Hermoza Rios, who led the armed forces through much
of the government of former President Alberto K. Fujimori, was arrested on
drug trafficking charges. Investigators said General Hermoza, who is
retired, protected the operations of drug traffickers in the upper Huallaga
Valley, one the world's main coca growing regions, between 1991 and 1993.
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