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Colombia coca crop: Trump tells Duque to resume spraying
Source: BBC
Colombia coca crop: Trump tells Duque to resume spraying
3 March 2020
Colombia will have to resume aerial spraying to destroy coca crops, US President Donald Trump has said.
Mr Trump made the remarks at a joint press conference with Colombian President Ivan Duque in Washington.
Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine, while the US is the world's largest consumer.
Aerial spraying of crops was suspended in 2015 after a court ruled that the herbicide used - glyphosate - could cause cancer and pollute land.
"Well, you're going to have to spray. If you don't spray, you're not going to get rid of them. So you have to spray, with regard to the drugs in Colombia," the US president told Mr Duque.
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3 March 2020
Colombia will have to resume aerial spraying to destroy coca crops, US President Donald Trump has said.
Mr Trump made the remarks at a joint press conference with Colombian President Ivan Duque in Washington.
Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine, while the US is the world's largest consumer.
Aerial spraying of crops was suspended in 2015 after a court ruled that the herbicide used - glyphosate - could cause cancer and pollute land.
"Well, you're going to have to spray. If you don't spray, you're not going to get rid of them. So you have to spray, with regard to the drugs in Colombia," the US president told Mr Duque.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51722456
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