As part of a crackdown on the drugs trade in Peru, authorities have publicly destroyed five tonnes of illegal substances. <br /><br />The cocaine-based drugs and marijuana were weighed and chemically tested for their purity in the capital Lima before being burned in an incinerator.<br /><br />Peru is considered the world’s top producer of cocaine and coca by the United States and United Nations.<br /><br />The UN estimated in 2008 that Peru makes some 300 tonnes of cocaine every year.
