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...Otto Guibovich, a representative of the joint chiefs of staff, told foreign journalists that subversion and drug trafficking had merged into one in the zone. He said that thousands of pounds of coca leaves and chemicals for making cocaine were found in one Shining Path camp. He accused Shining Path allies of propagating false allegations that soldiers had caused the disappearance of 11 people. The guerrillas and their associates, said the general, fear that a long-term military presence will destroy the illicit drug business and their livelihoods. Said Guibovich: "I can categorically say that there have been no illegal...
...political violence between 1980 and 2000 reported that more than 70,000 people were killed or missing because of political violence, with the Shining Path responsible for more than 50%. Until this attack, the Shining Path had been fading slowly since its top leaders were caught in 1992. Guibovich estimated that the outlawed party has around 300 armed fighters in the VRAE. A smaller number of armed guerrillas are also active in another coca-growing region, the Upper Huallaga Valley...
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