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With the help of an artificial intelligence visual search algorithm, Mongabay Latam has identified 15 illegal airstrips. These airstrips are being used by drug traffickers to transport narcotics produced in the central rainforests of Peru, which are mostly bound for Bolivia.

A team of journalists visited these areas and saw firsthand the fear gripping local Indigenous residents.

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/15-illegal-narco-trafficking-airstrips-found-near-peru-indigenous-communities/

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