Shining Path
Shining Path
Peru's Shining Path is Making a Comeback, Analyst Says
A politician in Peru is urging that the security forces be deployed to "stateless" drug transit areas where one analyst says Shining Path guerrillas are making inroads, a sign the group may be expanding its territorial reach after years of decline. 
Peru Declares Premature Victory in Major Coca Producing Region
Peru's president has declared that drug traffickers are no longer a "parallel power" in a major coca producing valley that has long been a guerrilla stronghold for the Shining Path . However, coca cultivation figures from the United Nations contradict the president's narrative.
Phone taps have reportedly revealed an alliance between the Shining Path guerrillas and a Colombian drug trafficking organization in Peru 's principal coca-growing region, providing further details on the rebel group's role in the drug trade. 
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