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

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

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

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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.

Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee ...

Used not only for cocaine, the coca leaf is also chewed as a stimulant in countries such as Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, or brewed into a tea thought to combat altitude sickness.

Colombia, whose President Gustavo Petro is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, on Monday urged the UN to remove coca -- the main ingredient in cocaine -- from a list of harmful substances.

According to Sarabia, Colombian authorities would be able to more effectively combat cocaine production “if we harness [the coca leaf’s] potential for industrial uses such as fertilizers and beverages ...