Fleet Resumes Aerial Drug Crop Spraying
A fleet of planes and helicopters took off from a southwestern Colombian airfield to resume aerial spraying of drug crops, part of U.S.-backed eradication efforts.
Bogota Judge Gilberto Reyes on Friday ordered the fumigations temporarily suspended until the Colombian government responded to health and environmental concerns. Reyes’ office on Tuesday clarified that the suspension applies only to Indian lands in the Amazon rain forest.
Anti-narcotics chief Gen. Gustavo Socha said he ordered the fumigation to continue in accordance with the judge’s decision.
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