La Paz, Sept. 17 -- Bolivia on Tuesday rejected the conclusions of a United States State Department report on drug trafficking and questioned Washington's role as a "unilateral judge."The United States is not a recognised body for evaluating drug policies in other countries, Deputy Minister of Social Defence and Controlled Substances Jaime Mamani told state-run Bolivia TV.
The official defended Bolivia's "proven" commitment to a frontal and transparent fight against drug trafficking, with an average of 35 tons of drugs seized annually.
He praised Bolivia's anti-narcotics strategy as "comprehensive and sovereign," based on the concerted eradication of illegal coca crops and international cooperation with agencies such as the United Nations...