August 8, 2022, 1:12 PM
August 8, 2022, 1:12 PM
A pitched battle has been recorded since noon this Monday in the Villa El Carmen area of La Paz. The Bolivian Police fires tear gas and the coca growers respond with dynamite; the conflict arises from the existence of a parallel market.
Just like last week, the producers of the green leaf try to dismantle the point of commerce installed in the street 1 from that area of La Paz, which remains under the guard of the uniformed men.
For a few moments, the people of the Yungas managed to push back the law enforcement agents, but then they regained ground, amid the roar of the explosives, which caused several pieces of glass to explode.
Pictures show a seriously injured product of the detonation of a stick of dynamite. He was left lying on the street, with visible physical damage, and was later rescued by emergency personnel.
In the middle of the rain, the coca growers keep trying to group themselves together, running uphill, while the other sector, which responds to Arnold Alanes, remain vigilant in the parallel market.
Images of confrontation:
