Meanwhile, the land used to produce coca crops in Colombia dropped to 143,000 hectares in 2020, a 7 percent decrease from 2019. Potential cocaine output jumped from 6.7 kilograms per hectare in 2019 to 7.9 kilograms in 2020, according to the UNODC report. Gasoline -- needed for cocaine production -- is commonly contrabanded in the region. Replanting and Hidden CropsCoca cultivation and cocaine production are notoriously hard to detect. Farmers are already adept at avoiding fumigation by hiding coca crops under banana plants and other vegetation.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2021 06:51 UTC