According to new US government figures,
Colombia could be producing up to 1,316 metric tons of cocaine a year, part of
which leaves the country through the porous 2,219-kilometer border it shares
with Venezuela. Following the beginning of
the demobilization of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas
Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC), cocaine trafficking routes to
Venezuela that until recently were mainly controlled by the rebels' Eastern and
Magdalena Medio blocks are now up for grabs. This has caused an unexpected
territorial struggle for the control of illegal economies in these areas. More…
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Recent Venezuela Drug Seizures Point More to Challenges than Results
According to new US government figures,
Colombia could be producing up to 1,316 metric tons of cocaine a year, part of
which leaves the country through the porous 2,219-kilometer border it shares
with Venezuela. Following the beginning of
the demobilization of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas
Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC), cocaine trafficking routes to
Venezuela that until recently were mainly controlled by the rebels' Eastern and
Magdalena Medio blocks are now up for grabs. This has caused an unexpected
territorial struggle for the control of illegal economies in these areas. More…
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