, ▁stability ▁and ▁prosper ity ▁throughout ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁Command ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Southern ▁Command ' s ▁( SO UT H COM ) ▁J oint ▁Inter ag ency ▁Task ▁Force ▁South ▁( J I AT F - S outh ), ▁based ▁in ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida ▁ ▁National ▁forces ▁ ▁Bel ize ▁Land ▁based ▁support ▁by ▁the ▁Bel ize ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁and ▁Police ▁with ▁additional ▁support ▁from ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁operation , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁code ▁name ▁Operation ▁Car ib be ▁given ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁elimin ating ▁illegal ▁tra ff ick ing ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁by ▁organized ▁crime ▁and ▁includes ▁air ▁and ▁sea ▁forces . ▁ ▁Colombia ▁▁ ▁The ▁world ’ s ▁largest ▁production ▁country ▁for ▁c oca ine . ▁A ▁D H - 8 ▁aircraft ▁employed ▁in ▁Operation ▁Mart illo ▁crash ed ▁in ▁Colombia ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁three ▁Americans ▁and ▁one ▁Pan aman ian ▁oper atives . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Colombia ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁stopping ▁using ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁her b ic ide ▁to ▁destroy ▁plant ations ▁of ▁c oca ▁following ▁a ▁warning ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁that ▁g lyph os ate ▁is ▁" pro bably ▁car cin ogen ic ". ▁ ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁condu it ▁through ▁which ▁the