Counter-narcotics officers said they had occupied the properties during a four-day joint operation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

BBC: Colombia seizes drug lord Madman Barrera's properties

Mr Morales said that he himself had been a "victim" of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a coca growers' union leader.

BBC: President Evo Morales on 10 March 2011

And for the last few years, the Canadian authorities have left him alone--until this summer, when they suddenly raided his seed business at the behest of the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

NPR: Canada's 'Prince of Pot' Busted for Seed Sales

Senior agent in the US Drug Enforcement Administration John Comer warned that while the operation to dismantle this particular cell had been successful, it was just one of many operating in the Atlanta area.

BBC: Mexico drugs cartel suspects arrested in Atlanta area

In 2008, Mr Morales expelled the US ambassador and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for allegedly conspiring against his government.

BBC: Evo Morales on 1 May 2013