Published: November 11, 2018
Anushka Asthana traces the production of cocaine from coca plantations in Colombia with the journalist Joe Parkin Daniels, Adeolu Ogunrombi from the West African Commission on Drugs and the author JS Rafaeli. Plus: Rafael Behr on why we need to look beyond the notion of the ‘will of the people’ if we value democracy
Cocaine use among Britain’s middle classes has risen in recent years prompting rebukes from police chiefs and politicians and accusations that rising demand is fuelling violent crime.
In today’s episode, Anushka Asthana hears from the journalist Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogota, Colombia, where record crops of coca are being harvested and farmers face growing intimidation from armed groups.
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