i have met the officer in charge before, he's coloneljesus quintero. mostly farc run drug trade. today, he's up against international crime cartels. they've moved into the vacuum left after the farc disarmed. violence has soared in some areas, as rival gangs compete for turf and trade across the borders. today's raid is focused on one thing alone, manual eradication of illicit coca crops. the us wants production halved by 2033. production went up by a quarter last year alone. that is despite the reported eradication of 50,000 hectares. and it's dangerous work too. the cartels plant landmines, so sniffer dogs have to go in first. once the troops depart, the cartels and the farmers simply replant the coca crops. which begs the question, what's the point? colonel, when i met you here eight years ago, in the same province, you were doing the same thing, manual eradication. it feels a bit like groundhog day, has anything changed ? yes. i do believe there are some other things changing now in our country. first of all, we must see that we have been making a