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Peru’s Boluarte vows to crush “narcoterrorism” after deadly police ambush

Police officers carry flag-draped coffins during a ceremony to honor their seven fellow troopers gunned down during an ambush last Saturday, in Lima, Peru February 13, 2023.

Lima, Peru Reuters Peruvian President Dina Boluarte pledged a crackdown on “narcoterrorism” on Monday, speaking at the funeral of seven police officers gunned down in an area where drug traffickers operate in alliance with remnants of Shining Path militants. The officers were ambushed on Saturday as they traveled through the remote Andean and jungle region […]