Bolivia's jailed former 'minister for cocaine' dies at 82

Bolivia's jailed former 'minister for cocaine' dies at 82

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A former Bolivian interior minister known as "Minister for Cocaine" for his role in turning the impoverished nation into a narco-state during a military dictatorship in the 1980s has died after decades in prison, local media said on Tuesday, citing a Bolivian government minister.

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