Police losing war with narcos in deadly Amazon region where duo disappeared

A key police outpost lies in ruins after a daring raid - a sign of the growing danger on an increasingly lucrative smuggling routeIn the crime-infested tri-border region where Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira disappeared, rumours abound over what happened at Puerto Amelia in January this year.Were Brazilian drug traffickers responsible for burning the Peruvian police outpost on the River Yavarí to the ground? Continue reading...