Property destruction: Around 15 March 2025 (as reported), in San Cayetano (Puerto Caicedo, Putumayo), military forces destroyed a cocaine laboratory belonging to suspected members of the Frontier Command. At the site, they found 1,500 kg of cocaine, 6,185 gallons of liquid precursors, and 550 kg of solid precursors used for cocaine processing.

Summary

On March 15, 2025, military authorities in San Cayetano, Putumayo Department, Colombia destroyed a drug manufacturing facility belonging to Frontier Command. 1,500kg of cocaine and large quantities of chemical precursors were discovered, but direct impact on supply chains is limited.

Supply-chain impact

• Putumayo Department is located in Colombia's southeastern Amazon region where oil production and agriculture are major industries, but this incident involves the discovery of an illegal drug manufacturing facility and has no direct impact on legitimate supply chains
• If security instability in the region persists, there is potential for indirect impact on oil pipeline operations or agricultural product transportation
• Regional security deterioration related to drug organizations could act as a factor increasing operational costs for logistics transport companies

Watch points

• Need to monitor whether additional military operations or clashes between drug organizations occur within Putumayo Department
• Track changes in security threat levels to oil facilities and major transportation infrastructure in the region