▁and ▁order ▁in ▁these ▁regions ▁by ▁implementing ▁its ▁own ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁F AR C ▁expanded ▁its ▁operations , ▁in ▁some ▁areas , ▁to ▁include ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁production , ▁which ▁had ▁provided ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁its ▁fund ing . ▁Right - wing ▁par amil it ary ▁groups ▁also ▁receive ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁their ▁income ▁from ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁production ▁operations . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁report ▁" ack now led ged ▁that ▁the ▁F AR C ▁had ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁involved ▁in ▁dru gs ▁through ▁their ▁" tax ing " ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁in ▁areas ▁under ▁their ▁ge ographical ▁control ▁and ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁the ▁ins urg ents ▁protected ▁tra ff ick ing ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁further ▁fund ▁their ▁ins ur gency ", ▁but ▁also ▁described ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁F AR C ▁and ▁the ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ers ▁as ▁one ▁" character ized ▁by ▁both ▁co operation ▁and ▁fr iction " ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁" we ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁drug ▁industry ▁[ in ▁Colombia ] ▁would ▁be ▁substantial ly ▁dis rupted ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁term ▁by ▁attacks ▁against ▁gu err illas . ▁Indeed , ▁many ▁tra ff ick ers ▁would ▁probably ▁welcome , ▁and ▁even ▁assist , ▁increased ▁operations ▁against ▁ins urg ents ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁Administration ▁( DE A