27-09-2012 09:16 AM | Peru

Peru's coca cultivation increases again, says UN study

Peru's cultivation of coca - the raw ingredient for cocaine - has risen for a sixth consecutive year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said.

A new report shows 62,5000 hectares of land were planted with coca last year - at least 2% more than in 2010.
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