Suriname: Drug Arrest Shakes Regime

Narcotics Review June 1986

The recent arrest on drug charges in Miami of Capt. Etienne Boerenveen, a member of Suriname’s five-man ruling junta, poses a serious threat to the regime.

Although Boerenveen’s conviction is not likely to spark broad resistance to the unpopular government, the affair has tarnished the image of Comdr. Desi Bouterse’s regime and probably will eliminate any chance of its gaining new foreign aid.

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June 1, 1986
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