Use of Shipibo-Conibo Community Airstrips by Narcotraffickers
In the Shipibo-Conibo communities of Amaquiria and Nuevo Loreto, airstrips were rented out to drug traffickers. The airstrip in Amaquiria, originally built in 1975 for social aid flights, was repurposed for illegal activities after aid organizations withdrew due to increased violence. The Peruvian Navy threatened to destroy these airstrips to …