The Peruvian Government has made official the creation of the Illegal Crop Reduction Program in Peru (PRECIP), an Interior Ministry strategy designed to coordinate eradication, prevention, and development efforts in coca-growing areas through a comprehensive approach, within the framework of the National Drug Policy through 2030.
PRECIP will operate under the Deputy Ministry of Internal Order at the Ministry of Interior (Mininter).
It will aim to reduce and eliminate illegal coca cultivation in Strategic Intervention Zones (ZEI), according to Supreme Decree No. 003-2026-IN published in Official Gazette El Peruano.
"Its implementation responds to the need to more effectively confront illicit drug trafficking, whose chain begins with the illegal cultivation of coca leaf intended for cocaine-based production," the Interior Ministry stated.
Comprehensive approach and coordinated action
The new initiative will promote crop reduction through a broad strategy incorporating environmental, social, cultural, and economic dimensions in intervention areas.
Key responsibilities include eradication operations, public awareness campaigns, execution of the Annual Plan for the Reduction of Illegal Coca Cultivation, as well as coordination with public institutions, private entities, and international cooperation partners.
"The creation of PRECIP, promoted by Mininter's Directorate General against Organized Crime (DGCO), is part of the State modernization process by establishing a specialized structure to address more efficiently a critical issue linked to organized crime," the sector noted.
The program will consolidate and strengthen efforts previously carried out by the Special Project Corah, which will be gradually dissolved after 43 years of operation.
PRECIP will be led by an executive director as its highest administrative authority and will initially operate for five years, a period during which its impact on reducing illegal coca cultivation will be assessed.
Funding will originate from transfers by the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (Devida), Mininter's budget, and contributions from international cooperation, without generating additional expenses for the Public Treasury.
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Published: 4/30/2026