1/19Colombian National Police work together to shut down cocaine labs. They usually enter then by helicopter. Picture: Jason Edwards
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2/19An aerial shot of where the Colombian National Police have a purpose built anti-narcotics training camp southwest of Bogota named Cenop. Picture: Jason Edwards
3/19Captain Wendy Santiago on chopper as they approach Cenop, their anti-narcotics training camp. Picture: Jason Edwards
4/19Colombian National Police fast rope down into a coca plantation if they are on a mission to raid an cocaine lab and farm. Picture: Jason Edwards
5/19More Colombian National Police officers fast rope on to the ground. Picture: Jason Edwards
6/19Colombian National Police training to detect and take out a cocaine lab. Picture: Jason Edwards
7/19Colombian National Police show how they arrest criminals involved in cocaine labs run by powerful drug cartels. Picture: Jason Edwards
8/19One of the cocaine labs set up for research by police. Picture: Jason Edwards
9/19The cocaine labs carries dangerous toxic substances. Picture: Jason Edwards
10/19Dangerous substances at the lab include sulfuric, hydrochloric acids and ammonia. Picture: Jason Edwards
11/19The anti-narcotics training camp is in a secret location in Colombia. Picture: Jason Edwards
12/19Here, the cocaine is mixed with petrol in a drum inside the lab. Picture: Jason Edwards
13/19AFP Assistant Commissioner Kirsty Schofield visited Cenop with local law enforcement. Picture: Jason Edwards
14/19The camp also produces cocaine for police for research. Picture: Jason Edwards
15/19Mexico’s special operations forces also do training exercises in a secret location to learn how to raid raid and secure clandestine ice labs. Picture: Jason Edwards
16/19Mexico’s special operations forces raids are risky and police risk their lives. Picture: Jason Edwards
17/19Police require protective equipment because of the dangers posed by the toxic chemicals at the labs, which are also a fire risk. Picture: Jason Edwards
18/19The methamphetamine labs make 7 tonnes of ice - that’s enough to meet Australia’s demand in one year. The ice raids require a full decontamination process by police. Picture: Jason Edwards
19/19Mexico’s special operations forces removing toxic chemicals at the labs where they make ice. Picture: Jason Edwards
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