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Colombia resumes drone-based coca eradication to fight record cocaine output under U.S. pressure.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Colombia reanuda la erradicación de la coca con drones para combatir la producción récord de cocaína bajo la presión de Estados Unidos.