Colombia: Colombia’s Coca Acreage for Cocaine Production at All-Time High

Sep 20, 2018 | Nicholas Casey, New York Times
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Colombia has more land producing the plant used to make cocaine than ever in its history, according to new figures from the United Nations’ crime watchdog. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in a report released this week, said the land used to grow coca reached 422,550 acres by the end of 2017 — an area larger than the footprint of Los Angeles.