41.   Cocaine paste is mid-stage in the conversion of coca leaves into cocaine.

42.   Coca leaf has been used for centuries in Andean countries as a tea and for medicinal and religious purposes.

43.   Coca leaf is grown in the Andean foothills of Bolivia and Peru, and most of it is processed into cocaine.

44.   Coca leaves are used to make cocaine.

45.   Demand for Peruvian coca leaf fell and prices dropped, giving farmers more incentive to participate in alternative crop programs.

46.   Ecuador is not a major grower of coca leaf, the raw material of cocaine.

47.   For years Bolivia has been a major supplier of the coca leaf, the raw material used to produce cocaine.

48.   For example, large amounts of ether and acetone are needed to turn coca leaves into cocaine.

49.   In recent years, the government has made significant inroads in destroying coca leaf, which is used to produce the drug.

50.   In the case of Bolivia, the U.S. government charged the Andean nation fell short in its program to eradicate the coca leaf, the raw ingredient of cocaine.