Colombia's cocaine production reaches all-time high: US

[Judi Lynn]

by Adriaan Alsema March 7, 2020

Cocaine production in Colombia went up 8% in 2019 and reached an all-time high, according to the US government.

The estimated increase from 879 to 951 tons is a major punch in the gut for President Ivan Duque and his Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, who have gone to great lengths to please US President Donald Trump.

The adverse effects of their forced eradication program is also a disappointment for US officials, who have been promoting the notoriously ineffective strategy.

Counter-narcotics experts, the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), governors and the US Government Accountability Office have alerted both Washington DC and Bogota about the ineffectiveness of forced eradication.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-cocaine-production-reaches-all-time-high-us/

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