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LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves grew 18% to record highs in 2022, the country's anti-drug chief said Monday, ...
Peru's land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves grew 18% to record highs in 2022, the country's anti-drug chief said Monday, notably in protected lands and indigenous Amazon villages close to the borders with Brazil and Colombia. Coca leaves, the raw ingredient for cocaine, is traditionally chewed for energy or as an antidote for altitude sickness and is legal for such uses. However, analysts and government officials estimate some 90% of Peru's crop is used in the illicit drug trade and its cultivation has been growing yearly since 2015.
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves grew 18% to record highs in 2022, the government anti-drug chief said Monday, notably in protected lands and indigenous Amazon villages close to the borders with Brazil and Colombia. Coca leaves, the raw ingredient for cocaine, is traditionally chewed for energy or as an antidote for altitude sickness and is legal for such uses. However, analysts and government officials estimate some 90% of Peru's crop is used in the illici