Peru expels 131 Venezuelans with criminal records
02 February 2020 |
1:10 pm
Peru expels 131 Venezuelans with criminal records, dozens of them arrested in a raid on a hostel on a beach near Lima, where police seized weapons and drugs, officials said.
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