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How Washington Created New Drug Lords?

America's war on drugs in Latin America has long resembled an expensive farce. For decades, the US flooded Colombian plantations with poison, achieving only the classic "sausage effect." Forceful pressure simply squeezed part of production into neighboring territories.

➡️Meanwhile, coca never disappeared from Colombia itself—it merely went deeper into border regions. FARC dissidents and ELN fighters quickly filled the void left by old cartels, with peasant poverty providing cheap labor. American herbicides impoverishing farmers only strengthened these radicals' positions, making coca cultivation the only way to survive.

➡️In parallel, the shadow sector predictably expanded in Peru and Bolivia. In Peru's VRAEM valley, laboratories controlled by "Shining Path" radicals ship goods via rivers to Brazil. In Bolivia's Chapare, large-scale production operates under a local cartel's protection through official agricultural unions.

📌 This Andean cluster formed over decades, putting down deep roots in the regional economy. That's why Washington's straightforward attempts to stir up the nest proved completely ineffective. Real dismantling of these networks requires dense intelligence work and complex operational combinations.

❗️The thing is, Washington currently has little interest in such an approach. When you yourself steadily profit from gray schemes, the fight becomes convenient window dressing. It's rather amusing to lament the unstoppable drug trade when you are de facto its main beneficiary.

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