31.   Interior Minister Luis Miquilena said Venezuela was still concerned that Plan Colombia will lead to coca production spilling into Venezuela.

32.   Much of the coca production shifted to Colombia.

33.   On Thursday, Colombian officials said their figures show a dramatic decline in coca production.

34.   Surprising U.S. anti-drug officials, coca production continued to fall in Peru last year, CIA data released Monday showed.

35.   Th report said there was probably an increase in coca production in Colombia but added that final figures were not available at publication time.

36.   The destruction of coca leaf production has deprived thousands of peasants of their sole income.

37.   There were smiles around the State Department a while back when the latest CIA estimates on coca production in Colombia were disclosed.

38.   Traffickers are expanding coca production to cut dependence on foreign suppliers.

39.   Whether coca production rises in Peru may have to do with factors beyond the suspension of surveillance flights.

40.   With coca production surging in Colombia in recent years, the United States and Colombia are stepping up the aerial spray campaign.