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The wild claim came during the appointment ceremony of new National Police head, Brigadier General Carlos Fernando Triana.

The two discussed antinarcotics, Venezuelan & Cuban relations, the Peace Process, immigration, and human rights.

"Now its worse than before." Finance Colombia was able to communicate briefly with a career soldier on the front lines in the troubled region of Tumaco to understand the situation from the point of view of the soldier on the ground.

Trump has railed against the spike in coca cultivation in Colombia, focusing on drug trafficking and the Venezuela crisis while largely ignoring the country's peace process.

Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.