Drug trafficking has profoundly affected Colombia’s politics, economy, and security. The expansion of the cocaine trade fueled powerful criminal organizations, including the Medellín and Cali cartels, and contributed to decades of violence involving drug traffickers, guerrilla groups, paramilitaries, and government forces. Although Colombia dismantled the major cartels of the 1980s and 1990s, cocaine production and drug trafficking remain significant challenges.
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