Report: No change in Bolivian coca production

Bolivia’s coca production has not changed since 2005 according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy. The report seems to refute claims made last month by a Department of State study that Bolivian President Evo Morales “advocates for increased cultivation…of coca” and that government policies have “increased trafficking” of coca.

Nonetheless, officials from the Office of National Drug Control Policy are trying to counter the data from their own study:

“’I think we're frankly quite concerned that there's been a buildup in cultivation,’ James O'Gara, the U.S. drug control agency's deputy director for supply reduction, told The Associated Press”.

Links- Office of National Drug Control Policy, Department of State, CNN

Image- Americas.org (Bolivian street vendor selling coca leaves)