FLEET RESUMES AERIAL DRUG CROP SPRAYING

A fleet of planes and helicopters took off from a southwestern Colombian
airfield to resume aerial spraying of drug crops, part of U.S.-backed
eradication efforts.

Bogota Judge Gilberto Reyes on Friday ordered the fumigations temporarily
suspended until the Colombian government responded to health and
environmental concerns. Reyes' office on Tuesday clarified that the
suspension applies only to Indian lands in the Amazon rain forest.

Anti-narcotics chief Gen. Gustavo Socha said he ordered the fumigation to
continue in accordance with the judge's decision.