Colombia to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries

September 9, 2026 · 11:01 am 2 sources

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• Colombia's new president loosens gun control rules
  BBC News · September 9, 2026 11:01
  President Abelardo de la Espriella has lifted a decade-long suspension on permits to carry legal firearms.
• Colombia to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries
  The New York Times · September 11, 2026 21:44
  The news comes days after Colombia’s president, Abelardo De La Espriella, and the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.