- When the cartels first expanded into Bolivia, local law enforcement did not have the resources or
manpower to be effective in combating them. In response, the government created La Unidad, a
special operations/military police force formed with the strongest and most aggressive troops of
Bolivia’s military, to expunge them from the country. Months of bloody fighting saw the cartel firmly
entrenched in Bolivia, however, despite Unidad's best efforts and a considerable death toll among
the civilian population. Unidad multiplied the degree of violence across the country; its operations
turning villages into war zones. Entire provinces became no man’s land, and chaos spread.

- Eventually, unwilling to stomach the continued loss of innocent life among the people he swore to
protect, Unidad's leader Major General Baro arranged a truce with Santa Blanca: In return for
permitting the cartel to operate unmolested in Bolivia, Santa Blanca would cease targeting innocent
civilians and put an end to the violence.

- Unfortunately for Baro, the results of the truce were not as intended and had mixed results. Santa
Blanca's campaign of targeted assassinations, "disappearances" and other acts of violence against
the Bolivian population continued. Worst still, significant elements of Unidad fell prey to the cartel's
corruption, actively participating in the drug trade they were established to crush.

- UNIDAD vs Unidad soldiers in faction warfare against the Santa Blanca Cartel.

- The collaboration between the government and the cartel led to the establishment of a growing
narco-state, Unidad oversaw and monitored the cartel’s operations, and controlled the local
population to fight off the rebellion. A precarious peace emerged between the cartel and Unidad, one
that a single spark of violence could turn into war.

- Unidad’s primary main objectives was to suppress the rebellion and to keep Santa Blanca in check.
Their lethal arsenal and overall hostility made them one of the country’s most dangerous threats.
Unidad had spread its influence all over the country through different types of infrastructures, such as
outposts that are present in most provinces to control the local area’s rebel activities and drug
production.

- To maintain control of the country’s civilian and rebel population, Unidad used a large array of ground
vehicles, including off-road buggies, AMVs, APCs, and military bikes. Moreover, Unidad dominated
the airspace and with gunships, transports and special operations helicopters.