Colombia’s cocaine production has reached record levels. An organization under the United Nations, according to UNODC production volumes doubled during the year.
The world’s largest cocaine-producing and exporting country produced 2.6 million kilograms of cocaine last year. In addition to the United States, most of the production is sold to the European market.
According to UNODC monitoring, production has been growing for ten years. According to the organization, the production area grew by ten percent and the cultivated area is almost equal to the arable area of Finland proper.
According to the organization, production grew the most in the areas administered by the FARC guerrilla organization.
Source: AFP