President Juan Manuel Santos celebrated Colombia’s largest-ever cocaine seizure last week: 13,398 kg packed and ready for export. Total seizures for 2017 have now reached 362 tonnes, already exceeding those for the whole of last year, which in itself was a record haul. Santos, speaking from the police base where the cocaine was on display, will have derived particular satisfaction from the latest confiscation, which he will see as vindication of his government’s efforts to combat drug trafficking following a recent escalation of tension in bilateral relations with the US after President Donald Trump threatened Colombia with decertification.End of preview - This article contains approximately 619 words.
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