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Colombian Army destroys 13 cocaine paste laboratories

Bogotá, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian National Army reported that troops from the Command Against Drug Trafficking and Transnational Threats found and destroyed 13 laboratories used for the production of cocaine paste in the southern department of Putumayo.

The operation successfully located and disabled laboratories linked to the organized armed group Structure 48 Border Commands.

Liquid and solid supplies and elements used for the production of the illicit substance were found at the site.

The operation and the subsequent controlled destruction of more than 130 gallons of cocaine paste, valued at nearly 50 thousand dollars, has affected the economy of this armed group. The report adds that troops managed to destroy more than 221 coca paste laboratories this year.

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