COLOMBIA DRUG TRADE UNDER PETRO
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STATISTICS:
- Cocaine production: RECORD HIGHS
- Colombia: #1 World Producer
- 90% of US cocaine from Colombia

US TREASURY STATEMENT:
"Cocaine production in Colombia has exploded to the
highest rate in decades, flooding the United States
and poisoning Americans."

PETRO'S APPROACH:
- "Total Peace" policy with cartels
- Negotiate rather than confront
- Peace talks with trafficking groups
- Reduced military anti-cartel ops

ACTIVE CARTELS:
- Gulf Clan (Clan del Golfo)
- ELN (National Liberation Army)
- FARC dissidents
- Various regional groups

TRAFFICKING ROUTES:
- Pacific coast
- Caribbean
- Venezuela corridor
- Central America path to US

POLICY CRITICISM:
- Emboldened cartels
- Reduced interdiction
- Record coca cultivation
- Flooding US with cocaine