Here they will turn the coca leaves into coca paste, a brick of dried powder that is just one stop short of pure cocaine. Small amounts of coca are legal for the indigenous who consider it a ...

The officers seized 54 bags of cocaine, 850 packets of coca base paste, and 2,000 Peruvian soles (approximately £410), according to local media. All the seized items were displayed on a table ...

Once extracted, the cocaine paste undergoes purification and is converted into the crystalline powder known as cocaine hydrochloride. The end product, often “cut” or diluted with other ...