Cochabamba(Chapare) indeed known for gangs and drugs, and also for the water war against privatization of water company(influenced James bond Quantom of solace)

In 2019 there were protests after alleged election fraud, Evo morales the president fled out of the country

In La Paz was a hotspot for tourists abduction in the early 2000s, there is also a known market of stolen goods

I had a visit from Interpol in a hostel in Sucre couple of years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Bolivian_protests