Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo ...

Rising tensions between the US and Colombia suggest Donald Trump’s administration is upping the pressure on the Andean nation ...

In a few cases, the Colombian groups have maintained direct routes to foreign markets. Most of Colombia’s current drug trafficking organizations were formed a decade ago by mid-level commanders of ...

The Colombian navy has intercepted its first autonomous drone "narco" submarine, fitted out with a Starlink antenna, after ...

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 new annual survey by the ...

Members of Colombia's anti-narcotics police seize a cargo of molasses mixed with cocaine that was being sent to Valencia in Spain in Cartagena, Colombia on February 4, 2022.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, ...

Colombian President Iván Duque, speaking at the U.N. in 2018, has his own plan for the cocaine trade: reinstating aerial spraying to destroy coca crops.

Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has focused on targeting drug trafficking networks and a shift away from eradicating the coca leaf has helped feed the surge in cocaine production, according ...

Colombian coca crops, used to make cocaine, at an all-time high last year, UN says Coca crops in Colombia increased by 13% from 2021-2022. Associated Press. Published September 12, 2023 7:35am EDT.