In a new campaign to battle drug traffickers, the Peruvian government has decided to buy eight Russian-built helicopters.
Defense Minister Rafael Rey announced on Thursday that the helicopters were to support military operations "in the fight against narcoterrorism."
Six Mi-17 transport helicopters and two Mi-35 attack helicopters will be bought at a cost of $250 million, Rey added.
The drug cartels are mostly concentrated in the Apurimac and Ene valley, an inaccessible and mountainous region.
The region is located on the eastern slopes of the Andes some 550 km (342 miles) southeast of the capital Lima.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124134§ionid=351020706.
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