Colombia seeks to break endless cycle of cocaine production and trafficking

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Some 68 percent of the world's cocaine production comes from Colombia, fuelling all-powerful criminal gangs. European drug trafficking has its roots in Colombia's poor rural areas. From the Pacific coast to the isolated southern areas of Putumayo, this report explores cocaine's decades-long grip on the country. FRANCE 24's Pascale Mariani and Juan Orozco report.