U.S. Sends Elite Trainers to Colombia to Fight Cocaine Boom
- Move comes as U.S. tightens pressure on Venezuela’s government
- Colombian cocaine production hit record highs in recent years
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The U.S. army is sending an elite group of military trainers to support counter-narcotics operations in Colombia after cocaine production more than tripled in recent years.
The U.S. has provided Colombian security forces with training and equipment for decades, but this is the first time it has sent members of its Security Force Assistance Brigade to Latin America, according to U.S. Southern Command. A company typically contains between 60 and 200 troops.