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La Corporación

La Corporación ("The Corporation"), also known as the Santa Ana Cartel, was a Bolivian drug cartel and criminal organization, headed in the 1970s and 1980s by notorious drug lord Roberto Suárez Goméz, known as the "King of Cocaine".[1]

La Corporación
Founded1970s
FounderRoberto Suárez Goméz
Founding locationBolivia
Years active1970s-1990
EthnicityBolivians
ActivitiesDrug trafficking and smuggling, money laundering, murder, assassination, political corruption
AlliesBolivian military junta
Medellín Cartel
Mexican drug cartels
Contras
RivalsDEA
Bolivian government

"La Corporación" was founded in the 1970s by several drug traffickers and transnational criminals. After the 1980 coup d'état, "La Corporación" received political protection from the Bolivian military dictatorship, effectively making Bolivia a narco-state, and became one of the largest cocaine producers in the world.[2] They were allied with several Mexican and Colombian drug cartels and had a notable presence in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

History edit

In the 1970s, Suárez created "La Corporación" and began hiring various Bolivian coca producers, becoming one of the largest cocaine producers in the country. Because of the relationship with Suárez and Pablo Escobar, "La Corporación" became a major supplier to the Medellín Cartel. Drugs were smuggled from the cocaine labs in the Bolivian Amazon to Colombia, selling at $9,000 per kilo.[3]

On July 17, 1980, a coup d'état overthrew President Lidia Gueiler Tejada, replaced by her cousin Luis García Meza Tejada. The event became known as the "Cocaine Coup" because it was reportedly backed by criminals and drug traffickers, including Suárez and other members of "La Corporación".[4] Shortly after the coup, drug traffickers received political protection and cocaine production dramatically increased in Bolivia. According to members of the Reagan administration, the cartel was making an annual income of more than $400 million and was backed by several right-wing death squads.[5] Ex-DEA agent Michael Levine once accused the CIA of facilitating multiple Latin American drug cartels, most notably "La Corporación".[6]

After Suárez's arrest in 1988, "La Corporación" was headed by his nephew Jorge Roca Suarez, who continued to smuggle drugs into the United States and began a major drug-trafficking operation in Southern California until his arrest in 1990.[7][8]

Known members and associates edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Una vida cinematográfica: Revelaciones de la viuda del boliviano Roberto Suárez, el rey de la cocaína". eju.tv. 2 December 2012.
  2. ^ Times, Warren Hoge and Special To the New York (15 August 1982). "BOLIVIANS FIND A PATRON IN REPUTED DRUG CHIEF". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Roberto Suárez Goméz - Bolivian criminal". britannica.com.
  4. ^ . narcosphere.narconews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  5. ^ "The Economist". The Economist.
  6. ^ "CIA's role in creating La Corporacion, the "General Motors of cocaine"". wordpress.com. 7 August 2012.
  7. ^ NEWTON, JIM (6 February 1993). "Bolivian Accused of Heading Drug Cartel Convicted : Crime: Jorge Roca Suarez is found guilty of cocaine, tax and money-laundering charges in his second trial. Authorities say verdict sends a message to traffickers" – via LA Times.
  8. ^ LONG, WILLIAM R. (31 August 1988). "After Nephew Steals Business, Suarez Gomez Winds Up in Jail : Treachery, Police Pressure Ended Bolivia Drug King's Rule" – via LA Times.

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