BOGOTA (Reuters) - The area occupied by coca crops in Colombia expanded to 245,000 hectares (605,408 acres) at the end of 2020, and cocaine production capacity rose to 1,010 metric tons a year, the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said on Friday.
At the end of 2019, Colombia counted crops of coca - the chief ingredient in cocaine - across 212,000 hectares, according to an ONDCP report, indicating a 15.5% increase from last year.
