{"id":310550,"date":"2026-01-18T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-went-searching-for-cocaine-fields-in-the-amazon-this-is-what-we-found-hotspots\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:00:15","slug":"we-went-searching-for-cocaine-fields-in-the-amazon-this-is-what-we-found-hotspots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/we-went-searching-for-cocaine-fields-in-the-amazon-this-is-what-we-found-hotspots\/","title":{"rendered":"We went searching for cocaine fields in the Amazon &#8211; this is what we found | Hotspots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bHXpwUqMuOg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"We went searching for cocaine fields in the Amazon - this is what we found | Hotspots\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bHXpwUqMuOg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, Stuart Ramsay and his team were deployed in Colombia to report from the frontline of Donald Trump\u2019s war on drugs.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the new series of Hotspots, we go behind the scenes with the team on their long, wet journey through the rainforest as they try to track down a Coca farm &#8211; and have to deal with a broken down boat. <\/p>\n<p>#skynewshotspots #hotspots #Colombia #narcos #Amazon #worldnews #drugs <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our Sky News Hotspots YouTube channel for more videos:    \/ @skynewshotspots  <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter:   \/ skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook:   \/ skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram:   \/ skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok:   \/ skynews  <\/p>\n<p>Credits: <\/p>\n<p>In the field:<br \/>\nStuart Ramsay &#8211; Chief Correspondent<br \/>\nToby Nash &#8211; Foreign Camera Operator<br \/>\nDominique Van Heerden &#8211; Senior Foreign Producer<br \/>\nJulio Echavarria &#8211; Producer<\/p>\n<p>In the newsroom:<br \/>\nJames Lillywhite &#8211; Producer<br \/>\nEllie Bayliss &#8211; Producer<br \/>\nLaura Scott &#8211; Executive Producer<br \/>\nJonathan Levy &#8211; Executive Editor<br \/>\nGraphics: Annie Adam, Giorgio Tonello, Kalli Ewins-Manolaros, Brian Gillingham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September 2025, Stuart Ramsay and his team were deployed in Colombia to report from the frontline of Donald Trump\u2019s war on drugs. 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