Rekindling the war on drugs

  • FA (Fabio) Diaz Pabon

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In early 2019 Iván Duque, the president of Colombia, and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state of the USA met in Cartagena. They discussed the issues of increasing coca cultivation and rising cocaine production in Colombia and the impacts of both trends on the USA. The policymakers agreed to step up the war on drugs again by destroying coca fields with pesticides.
Period8 Feb 2019

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  • TitleRekindling the war on drugs
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDevelopment and Cooperation
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size950 words
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    Date8/02/19
    DescriptionIn early 2019 Iván Duque, the president of Colombia, and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state of the USA met in Cartagena. They discussed the issues of increasing coca cultivation and rising cocaine production in Colombia and the impacts of both trends on the USA. The policymakers agreed to step up the war on drugs again by destroying coca fields with pesticides.
    Producer/AuthorFabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
    URLhttps://www.dandc.eu/en/article/why-destroying-colombian-coca-fields-pesticides-may-backfire-terribly
    PersonsFA (Fabio) Diaz Pabon