Trump Admin Criticizes Colombia's Drug Policies

U.S. added Colombia to a list of countries failing counternarcotics obligations.
Colombia's coca cultivation hit 253,000 hectares in 2023, tripling since 2013.
Colombia seized 884 metric tons of drugs in 2022, 654 in 2023.
Coca eradication efforts dropped to 5,048 hectares, down from 68,000.
U.S. criticizes Colombia's drug policies as harming security and cooperation.

International Relations | Security | Drug Policy

United States | Colombia

Adam Isacson

1 month ago