Bolivia’s CPI approves 2026-2030 anti-drug policy and action plan

Bolivia’s Council for Comprehensive Policy on Eliminating Illicit Trafficking in Controlled Substances, Surplus Coca and Drug-Use Prevention approved the country’s anti-drug policy for 2026-2030 and its action plan at its first session.

Government Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo chaired Friday’s meeting. Foreign Minister Héctor Francisco Huanca Gutiérrez, Health and Sports Minister Marcela Tatiana Flores Zambrana, Education Minister Ricardo Erick Sanjinés Chávez and other senior officials also attended. Mónica Mendoza Betancourt represented the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

The policy was prepared through coordinated participation by the ministries that make up the council, relevant public bodies and international organizations involved in drug policy. Its framework contains nine strategic areas.

Those areas cover the dismantling of transnational criminal organizations, strategic interdiction, financial intelligence, precursor control and responsible management of coca cultivation. They also include integrated development, prevention and treatment of drug use through public health, institutional strengthening and international cooperation.