The Colombian Armed Forces dismantled the largest megalaboratory for drug processing in recent times in the department of Putumayo, as part of the Ayacucho Joint Strategic Campaign Plan. teleSUR
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00:00In other news, the Colombian military has dismantled a mega-laboratory for the processing
00:04of cocaine in Putumayo department, bordering Ecuador. Authorities estimate the facility
00:09was capable of producing around five tons of the drug per month. The facility consisted
00:13of eight structures, where troops found 5,000 gallons of liquid precursors, chemicals,
00:181,000 kilos of solid inputs, and 200 kilos of pure cocaine, among other products. The army says
00:25the site could have accommodated over a dozen people and was likely operated by a dissident
00:30FARC group. The country saw a nearly 13% increase in coca cultivation in 2022,
00:36reaching a record high of 230,000 hectares, according to the latest UN report.