Colombia and its Drugs
Colombia is a major drug producing and the world’s largest cultivator of coca. ... The combination of corrupt government officials and illicit drug producers has ultimately resulted in a chaotic mess throughout Colombia. Colombia’s government generally cooperates well with the United States regarding drug policies, but problems have not been solved. Colombia produced 90% of all cocaine in America in 2002. ... 5 metric tons, Colombia is a major supplier of the narcotic to the United States. ... Heroin #4 has successfully been detected by dogs along the borders of Mexico and Colombia within gasoline tanks of cars, but is an unreliable method of drug prevention. Drug trafficking within Colombia’s borders is very prominent. ... In year 2000 the Colombian military, augmented by United States forces, claimed to have sprayed 30000 hectares of drugs in order to try and obliterate them.