Nytimes iconNytimesSep 12, 2026

Colombia to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries

The plan — quickly challenged by a local court — came days after Colombia's president and the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.

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The plan — quickly challenged by a local court — came days after Colombia's president and the U.S.

secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.

The plan — quickly challenged by a local court — came days after Colombia's president and the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.

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The plan — quickly challenged by a local court — came days after Colombia's president and the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.

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