EXCLUSIVE-Bolivia to escape U.S. narcotics sanctions
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Bolivia, the third-largest cocaine producer in the world, has done enough to fight the drug trade over the last year to be spared U.S. sanctions, U.S. officials said on Friday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision will not be made public until Monday, said Bolivia will not be placed on the U.S. list of states that have "failed demonstrably" to meet their counter-narcotics commitments. If Bolivia were on the list, the United States could cut off U.S. aid other than counter-narcotics and humanitarian funds.
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