The unexpected coca crisis.

Llorente (Colombia) (AFP) - Since the drug traffickers vanished, Carlos can't find anyone to buy at a good price the lumps of coca paste that pile up in his house. In the past, he would have received a lot of money for them, but an unsuspected downturn in the drug economy has these farmers in Colombia in crisis.

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Andres BO

I work with social justice issues, indigenous communities, migration and the war on drugs. Freelance for media such as CNN International, ARD, Fluter Magazine, Taz Die, Republik. I also work with human rights organizations such as Dejusticia, Fairtunes Colombia, Mevico and Asokatio. I have worked as a fixer for journalist Toby Muse (CGTN), for the rest of the world magazine and for the Swiss network SRF.

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