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Cocaine Trade Ties Poor Farmers to Global Drug Empire
From the Bolivian Cochabamba valley to Colombia and Mexico, the drug war spans continents. U S led efforts use helicopters, satellites and troops to suppress coca and cocaine, while farmers like Casimiro Chipana rely on coca for survival. Traffickers expand to Brazil and Europe, bribing officials and exploiting weak systems as experts warn it could take decades to contain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Hanley
Associated Press
Bolivia
Agapito Palle
America
Corcico
U.S
Guadalajara
Bahamas
Jamaica
Mexico
Sierra Madre
Miguel Patino
Brazil
Europe
United States
Cuba
Lucky Luciano
Havana
Fidel Castro
Colombia
Miami
Peru
Betancur
Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Americas
Casimiro Chipana
Coroico Road
Chipana
Lara Bonilla
Camarena
Health Ministry
Washington
Latin America
Rafael Caro Quintero
Ernesto Fonseca
Juan Ramon Matta Ballester