On August 12, the Peruvian government declared its intention to resume an aerial anti-drug cooperation agreement with the United States. This decision comes after a break of over 20 years due to prior incidents, most notably when a Peruvian aircraft mistakenly shot down a US missionary plane in 2001, resulting in two fatalities. Amidst the […]
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