GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan anti-narcotics police have seized the first coca field and cocaine lab in the country's history, officials said on Sunday, adding to a string of discoveries showing traffickers have expanded production into Central America.
The 1-hectare (2.5-acre) field was found Saturday in the mountainous city of Coban, north of the country's capital, the National Police said in a statement, adding the find was unprecedented.
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