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flag Colombia resumes drone-based coca eradication to fight record cocaine output under U.S. pressure.

flag Colombia is restarting aerial coca eradication using drones, aiming to combat record cocaine production amid U.S. pressure and rising violence from drug-fueled armed groups. flag The drones, approved by the government, will spray herbicides at heights of no more than 1.5 meters to reduce harm to legal crops and water sources, with each drone capable of destroying about a hectare of coca every 30 minutes. flag The move marks a shift from manual eradication and the 2015 ban on aerial fumigation with glyphosate, driven by concerns over environmental and health impacts. flag The U.S. has criticized Colombia’s past efforts, placing it on a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war and imposing sanctions, though Colombia asserts its forces are intercepting record cocaine shipments despite increased domestic production.

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