LIMA, Peru (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up his three-nation South America tour of conservative-led countries in Peru on Thursday as President Donald Trump's administration steps up its counternarcotics and immigration efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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Rubio plans to meet new Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori after already seeing the Trump-aligned leaders of Colombia and Ecuador to cement cooperation on fighting drug traffickers and reducing illegal migration.
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Trump and Rubio in particular have prioritized having the Western Hemisphere take an increasingly tough stance on "narcoterrorism," with military strikes against alleged drug traffickers.
