Colombia's estimated cocaine exports highest in history of drug trade
by Adriaan Alsema June 14, 2021
Colombia’s potential cocaine production reached a new historic high, the United Nations reported as President Ivan Duque continues to bungle his counternarcotics policy.
In its annual report, the United Nations of Drugs and Crime said that drug traffickers were able to produce 1,228 metric tons last year, an 8% increase compared to 2019.
The security forces were able to increase its cocaine seizures, but not enough to prevent an increase in potential exports that went up 2.6% to 772.3 metric tons, also a record in drug trafficking history.
Colombia’s narco government
The drug traffickers’ success was mainly due to their ability to optimize their production methods, which allowed them to produce more cocaine using less coca, the base ingredient for the illicit drug.
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Counternarcotics experts have consistently warned the government’s counternarcotics policy would fail, but were ignored by the president whose party and political patron are being investigated for their alleged ties to the drug trade.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-cocaine-export-estimates-highest-in-history-of-drug-trade/
