| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | War on Drugs
KOLUMBIEN. Illegal armed groups impeding Colombia’s counter-narcotics strategy: minister
KOLUMBIEN. Illegal armed groups impeding Colombia’s counter-narcotics strategy: minister
Illegal armed groups are impeding Colombia’s efforts to replace illicit coca crops with legal ones, the country’s post-conflict minister said Sunday.
Post-Conflict Minister Rafael Pardo told local media that the problem is greatest in the southwestern Cauca province where multiple armed groups “have prevented in some cases the verification of families who have registered for the program.”
“The substitution program affects the income of illegal groups,” said Pardo. (COLOMBIA REPORTS, 05.02.2018)