Stacks of cocaine seized by the Colombian police. The illegal drug trade in Colombia has, since the 1970s, centered successively on four major drug trafficking cartels: Medellín, Cali, Norte …

2 days ago · Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro compared cocaine to whiskey and said that legalizing the substance would be the best anti-drug policy.Credit: Ovidio Gonzalez / …

1 day ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient, surges under his presidency.

Jul 13, 2024 · For decades, one industry has sustained the small, remote Colombian village of Caño Cabra: cocaine. Those who live in this community in the central part of the country rise …

Nov 22, 2022 · Drug production boomed in Colombia during the pandemic. The total area harvested for coca leaves – the main ingredient for cocaine – grew 43% in 2021 according to a …

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that cocaine is only illegal around the world because it is produced in Latin America, and that a change in its status would contribute to preventing ...

Sep 12, 2023 · Colombia is the top coca cultivator in the world, producing 60% of the world's cocaine, followed by Peru and Bolivia. President Gustavo Petro on Saturday appealed to his …

Colombia and the United States aim to sustainably reduce Colombia’s cocaine production and coca cultivation to 50 percent of 2017 levels by the end of 2023. This goal was reaffirmed at …

Jan 20, 2021 · Over the past four decades, the war on drugs has forced numerous Colombians to sacrifice their lives. As corruption has spread without limits, criminal organizations have …

3 days ago · In a Colombian cocaine hub, a fragile peace falls apart. The fighting between two armed drug trafficking groups — fueled and financed in part by a booming global cocaine …