RSS SubscribeWhy illegal gold mining is overtaking cocaine as the drug of choice for traffickers in Latin America
By Claudia Rebaza – CNN World
The Trump administration’s drone strikes against boats allegedly bringing illicit drugs to the US come amid an explosion in the amount of cocaine being produced in Colombia and Peru.
But there is a new – and lethal – factor that is turbo-charging production – especially in Peru: the relationship between coca cultivation and illicit gold mining.
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