) ▁came ▁to ▁three ▁similar ▁conclus ions . ▁First , ▁that ▁any ▁connections ▁between ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁organizations ▁and ▁Colomb ian ▁ins urg ents ▁were ▁" ad ▁h oc ▁' al li ances ▁of ▁convenience ' ". ▁Second , ▁that ▁" the ▁independent ▁invol vement ▁of ▁ins urg ents ▁in ▁Colombia ' s ▁domestic ▁drug ▁produ ctions , ▁transport ation , ▁and ▁distribution ▁is ▁limited   ... ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁national ▁leadership ▁of ▁either ▁the ▁F AR C ▁or ▁the ▁EL N ▁has ▁directed , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁policy , ▁that ▁their ▁respective ▁organizations ▁directly ▁eng age ▁in ▁independent ▁ill ic it ▁drug ▁production , ▁transport ation , ▁or ▁distribution ." ▁Third , ▁the ▁report ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁DE A ▁" has ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁F AR C ▁or ▁EL N ▁have ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁transport ation , ▁distribution , ▁or ▁market ing ▁of ▁illegal ▁dru gs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Furthermore ▁it ▁is ▁doubt ful ▁that ▁either ▁ins urg ent ▁group ▁could ▁develop ▁the ▁international ▁transport ation ▁and ▁log istics ▁infrastr ucture ▁necessary ▁to ▁establish ▁independent ▁drug ▁distribution ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁Europe   ... ▁DE A ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁ins urg ents ▁never ▁will ▁be ▁major ▁players ▁in ▁Colombia ' s ▁drug ▁trade ." ▁ ▁F AR C ▁had ▁called ▁for ▁c rop ▁substitution ▁programs ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁c oca ▁far mers ▁to ▁find ▁alternative ▁means ▁of ▁income ▁and ▁subs istence . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁F