The drug cartels next door in Mexico, until very recently, kept fentanyl labs running 24-7 to meet the demand in the U.S.

PUERTO ARTURO, Colombia - Cocaine is killing the great nature parks of Colombia. Government spraying of coca plant killer is driving growers and traffickers out of their usual territory into ...

"C": "If you're talking about a contract hit then right now you can get four or five million pesos (between US$2,000 and $2,500) to kill some idiot slimeball. Then of course there are bigger hits ...

Hundreds of Indigenous youth have gathered in Colombia's conflict-hit reserve of Las Delicias, in Cauca, for a biannual assembly focused on defending their land, culture, and lives amid ...

The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations – which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. RFI ...

Colombia is the world’s greatest producer of cocaine and was the source of nearly 90% of the cocaine seized and tested in U.S. labs in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of State.

Peru’s record-setting nine-ton seizure of cocaine was the largest individual bust of any production country. Both Peru and Bolivia registered massive increases in the total amount of cocaine they ...

Bogotá, the Colombian capital, is 550 kilometers away. Despite its size, Cucuta is remote. The city is surrounded by spectacular mountains and arid plains. And jungle. Lots of jungle.

The drug cartels next door in Mexico, until very recently, kept fentanyl labs running 24-7 to meet the demand in the U.S.