Cocaine production is taking root in a new region

• Honduras and Guatemala are eradicating record amounts of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine.
• It is further evidence of coca's expansion beyond traditional coca-growing areas in the Andes.
• The countries are still not major cocaine producers, but the seizures reflect the crop's hardiness.

Honduran and Guatemalan authorities are eradicating record amounts of coca plants, further evidence of the coca's expansion beyond the traditional coca-growing region of the Andes and auguring more security challenges ahead.