31. Caqueta also was the site of riots earlier this year by coca farmers protesting government plans to destroy their crops, which are used to make cocaine. 32. Coca farmers made fiery speeches denouncing the U.S. policy of promoting fumigation instead of providing more aid to grow legal crops. 33. Coca farmers opposed to a government plan to eradicate their crops on Friday ended their seizure of an oil pumping plant and agreed to meet with government officials. 34. Coca leaf farmers had used rocks and fallen trees to interrupt traffic on the main road linking the eastern and western regions of Bolivia. 35. Coca leaf farmers said they will oppose government efforts to eradicate the plants and prefer to die rather than lose their livelihood. 36. Coca farmers harm the Amazonian jungles by felling virgin rainforest and dumping thousands of tons of cocaine-processing chemicals, including sulfuric acid and gasoline, into rivers. 37. Coca farmers in central Bolivia have threatened to block a major highway connecting the cities of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, this week. 38. Coca leaf farmers, opposing the eradication of coca plants and the recent arrest of their leader, have called for more roadblocks across the country Monday. 39. Coca leaf farmers are marching to oppose the eradication of coca plants. 40. Coca farmers have maintained roadblocks to block police access to illegal coca fields. |
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