Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

Fans of Coca-Cola have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the soft drink’s iconic name. The drink, which was founded in 1886, continues to make billions around the globe and saw ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...

Gen. Gelver Yecid Peña Araque. Authorities have seized more than 115 kilos of hallucinogens, including marijuana, coca base and cocaine, police said in the release. The suspect, who has not been ...

Colombia, whose President Gustavo Petro is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, on Monday urged the UN to remove coca - ...

A report published in October by the international organization found that the cultivation of coca bushes increased by 10% in Colombia in 2023, while potential cocaine production increased 53% ...

Coca cultivation in Honduras spread to 16 municipalities in 2024 indicating that the crop has become an established criminal ...

A Colombian man was arrested at Cartagena's Rafael Nunez International Airport for attempting to smuggle 400 doses of cocaine hidden inside his hair wig.

Cocaine production in Colombia has been rising since 2013, according to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime. A report published in October by the international organization found that the ...

The region has approximately 55,000 hectares of coca crops and is one of Colombia's main producers of cocaine. Petro said farmers in Catatumbo will eradicate their coca plantings voluntarily and ...