Narco-trafficking and petrol: a quarter of Colombia's fuel goes to make cocaine
The country’s drug industry thrives despite a 2016 Farc deal which helped farmers substitute coca crops for legal alternatives
The Colombian jungle town of Riosucio sits on the banks of the Atrato river, not far from the border with Panama. With a population of about 20,000 people, the settlement is inaccessible by main road – yet last year, 1.2m gallons of petrol were sold there.
