President Evo Morales : Under the policy of subsidies , smuggling was rampant . The government didn't have enough money to pay for all these people and they were being smuggled in by planes that had been paid with drug profits from Mexico or Colombia. Morales predicts calm will return and Bolivians will benefit from the revenue . Business rep rejects Morales ' claim that the business sector is behind protests .
President Evo Morales : Under the policy of subsidies , smuggling was rampant . He says $ 150 million has been siphoned out of the country by smugglers . Morales predicts calm will return and Bolivians will benefit from the revenue . Business rep rejects Morales ' claim that the business sector is behind protests .