“In total, 162,260 hectares of illegal coca crops intended for the production of the drug have been destroyed to date,” the Ministry of the Interior explained.
The authorities of Peru destroyed from January to the beginning of September illegal crops of coca leaves with an area exceeding 160,000 hectares, the government of the country, which is one of the main international producers of this plant, whose leaves are the basis for the production of cocaine.
“In total, 162,260 hectares of illegal coca crops intended for the production of the drug have been destroyed to date,” the Ministry of the Interior explained.
The Peruvian authorities estimated that thus “the potential production of 146 tons of cocaine hydrochloride was prevented.”
Lima has an ambition to have 250,000 hectares destroyed by the end of the year, up from 225,000 in 2023.
Coca cultivation is partially legal in Peru for medicinal and traditional purposes — but almost all of the production goes into drug rings.
Six million Peruvians consume coca leaves within the framework of the law, according to the national commission for drug-free development and life (DEVIDA).
Peru is among the world’s top cocaine-producing nations, reaching a level roughly equal to that of Bolivia, behind only Colombia.
In the country, approximately 400 tons of this drug are produced annually, according to international organizations.
Source :Skai
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