The Guardian

Colombia's coca cultivation increases despite $5bn US anti-drugs package

Nov 6 -- Coca cultivation up 15% between 2000 and 2006 despite military aid package from US, congressional report finds.

6 de noviembre de 2008

Colombia's coca cultivation increased 15% between 2000 and 2006 despite a $5bn (£3.1bn) aid package aimed at halving illegal drug production, a US congressional report has found.

The programme reached its target for cuts in opium and heroin production, but its failure to make inroads in to cocaine production has led to questions about its future.

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