Peru arrests more than 50 in anti-drug bust on border

Peru arrested more than 50 people on Monday, the majority Colombian, as part of an operation against drug trafficking in a jungle border province where dissident former Marxist Farc rebels have reportedly taken refuge. Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra said his country’s security forces coordinated with Colombia’s military to carry out operation “Armageddon” early on Monday. Vizcarra and several of his ministers declared a state of emergency on Sunday for the province of Putumayo near the border with Colombia and Ecuador. “More than 50 people have been arrested, the vast majority Colombian nationals who were involved in illegal drug trafficking,” Vizcarra said.