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The Government of Peru defined an action against the drug menace in 2007. President Garcia, however, approved a tough action against the drug menace similar to that of Colombia. The government held back ongoing efforts until 2007 via Shining Path. Jane's Security summary reads: "In July 2007, the Garcia administration launched four separate but related plans designed to improve security in four regions where the central government has historically enjoyed only weak control" ("Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment", 2011). . The government linked to a failed administration selected action against the drug menace with four plans that included the Putumayo Plan, the Costa Norte Plan, the Huallaga Plan and the Apurímac and Ene River Valleys Plan (VARE). President Garcia's 2007 method as the second largest coca producer internationally, non-kinetic targeting actions, yet using military brigade forces with little success against a drug threat recovered at VARE. President Garcia characterized the regional drug threat as both Peruvian and Colombian. Jane's security summary states: “Despite some ambiguities in interpretation, statistics confirm a clear trend of shifting drug cultivation and production from Colombia to Peru” (“Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment,” 2011). The officials' method compared the links of dangerous groups for the use of brigade forces to VARE. President Garcia intervenes against a regional brigade similar to that of Colombia. The Peruvian Press writes: ""Colombian model" which managed to eliminate important members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the intelligence of the Peruvian Army has started a profound restructuring of its entire organization with the aim of focusing on the destruction of Shining Path's top leaders amid paper clashes. The Brigade forces declared drug threats from Shining Path and the FARC linking to threat groups for a similar fight with both Peru and Colombia The threat grouped by multi-layered doctrine supports drug threats funds. Military security has been defeated previously by the meager Shining Path. The threat groups the doctrine of critical failures allowing funds to indigenous peoples and Indians. Works Cited Burgoyne, Michael L. .. “The Return of Sendero Luminoso.” Military Review October 2010: 70. Print.”Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment Library, Jane's, nd Web. Josephs, Leslie and Robert Kozak. "Peru fights thriving drug trafficking." Wall Street Journal September 2009: A11. Print.Paez, Angelo. “Colombian model adopted to combat Shining Path at VARE.” La Republica August 2011: 2. Print.