According to the U.N., the Colombian president is struggling to crack down on armed groups profiting from the cocaine trade as coca crops in the country reach an all-time high.
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The new findings on coca growing were published over the weekend by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime, which said nearly 570,000 acres of farmland in Colombia were planted with coca in 2022, a 13% increase from the previous year. "We are flattening the curve," Justice Minister Nestor Osuna said at a news conference, referring to the 13% annual increase in land planted with coca. He noted coca cultivation in Colombia rose more than 40% from 2020 to 2021.
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