Alan García
Peru’s ex-president shot himself in the head as cops came to arrest him
He asked for a moment to make a phone call.
Allegations of Giving Voters Cash Could Disqualify Peru’s Presidential Frontrunner
The expulsion of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed hard-right former president Alberto Fujimori, would plunge the elections into chaos. Not doing so would shred what little credibility the electoral authorities have left.
Peru's Presidential Race Is Facing Turmoil After a Key Candidate Is Barred From Running
The electoral authorities banned Julio Guzmán's candidacy on a minor technicality. He had recently emerged as the only contender capable of challenging frontrunner Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the jailed hard-right former president Alberto Fuj
Peru's Booming Cocaine Business Is Turning It Into Latin America's Newest Narco State
A top trafficker suddenly released from jail, audios suggesting the use of army helicopters being used to transport cocaine, and presidential candidates haunted by alleged links to the business — the evidence is mounting up.
Peruvian Cop Arrested in Drug Bust Posted Photograph of Himself With Wads of Cash
The captain posted the picture on his Facebook page three days before he was picked up with four other police officers as they drove towards the Bolivian border allegedly attempting to resell 25 kilos of cocaine.
