Cultivation of Coca, the Leaf Used to Make Cocaine, Soars Anew in Colombia
The coca leaf used to make cocaine has made such a dramatic comeback in this country that plantings now cover more territory than they did before a multibillion-dollar U.S.-sponsored eradication campaign began 16 years ago, U.S. and Colombian officials said. The explosion in the coca crop has come since…...
The coca leaf used to make cocaine has made such a dramatic comeback in this country that plantings now cover more territory than they did before a multibillion-dollar U.S.-sponsored eradication campaign began 16 years ago, U.S. and Colombian officials said.
The explosion in the coca crop has come since 2013, as the U.S. was forced to reduce and