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Mapping Strategies: Challenges and Reflections on Drug Trafficking and Terrorism in the VRAEM 2023

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https://doi.org/10.56221/spt.v3i1.49

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Terrorism, Related Crimes, Illicit Drug Trafficking, National Security, National Development

Abstract

Addressing the deep-rooted problem of drug trafficking in the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro River Valleys (VRAEM), this article examines the complex interaction between criminal organizations and the self-styled Terrorist Organization Militarized Communist Party of Peru Marxist Leninist Maoist, mainly Xiist (MPCP - MLM - PX). Its objective is to analyze the strategies implemented by the Special Command of the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro River Valleys (CEVRAEM) to dismantle the terrorist central committee and sever links with drug trafficking. The methodology employed fuses a hermeneutic and documentary review, complemented with the professional experience of the actors in the area, providing a comprehensive and critical view of the complex reality of the VRAEM. This analysis seeks to offer not only a detailed understanding of the current situation, but also to suggest comprehensive approaches involving governmental, social and economic efforts to confront this challenge.

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  • Oscar Luis Calle Pérez, Peruvian Army, Ejército del Perú

    Oscar Luis Calle Pérez is Major General of the Peruvian Army (PA), Doctor in Administration, Specialized master’s in finance (EADA - Spain), master’s in Business Administration with mention in General Management, master’s in Public Management, master’s in Strategic Planning and Decision Making, bachelor’s degree in Military Sciences, International Business Diploma in Finance, Diploma in Defense Policies in the Framework of the National Reality, Diploma in Human Resources and Diploma in Defense and National Security. He served as Alternate Delegate to the Inter-American Defense Board and Advisor on Hemispheric Security to the Peruvian Delegation to the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC. He was also General Commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade, Director of the Infantry School, and Director of the Parachute School of the EP. He is a collaborator of the Peruvian Army Center for Strategic Studies (CEEEP). He currently holds the position of Joint Chief of Staff of the VRAEM Special Command.

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2024-01-31

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): January to March

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