Cocaine is ‘no worse than whisky,’ Colombian president says
4 days ago · Colombia is the world’s top producer and exporter of cocaine, mainly to the United States and Europe, and the government has spent decades fighting drug trafficking.
Colombia’s president: Legalize cocaine, it’s no worse than whiskey
5 days ago · Colombia, the world's largest producer and exporter of cocaine, has spent decades fighting drug trafficking, but the country's left-wing president claimed the drug was being scapegoated by American politicians, who have waged the war on drugs for decades.
Cocaine is 'no worse than whiskey', says Colombia's president
5 days ago · Colombia is by far the world's biggest cocaine producer, and cultivation of coca leaves — the drug's base ingredient — reached a record high in the country in 2023, the UN Office on Drugs and ...
Illegal drug trade in Colombia - Wikipedia
Stacks of cocaine seized by the Colombian police. The illegal drug trade in Colombia has, since the 1970s, centered successively on four major drug trafficking cartels: Medellín, Cali, Norte del Valle, and North Coast, as well as several bandas criminales, or BACRIMs. [1]
Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine
Jul 13, 2024 · Colombia, the global nexus of the cocaine industry, where Pablo Escobar became the world’s best-known criminal, and which still produces more of the drug than any other nation, is facing...
Colombia cocaine: Coca cultivation reaches record high - BBC
Sep 12, 2023 · Colombia is the top coca cultivator in the world, producing 60% of the world's cocaine, followed by Peru and Bolivia. President Gustavo Petro on Saturday appealed to his regional counterparts...
Colombia: Potential cocaine production increased by 53 per cent …
Oct 18, 2024 · Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today.
Colombia’s drug problem is worse than ever. But it has a radical ...
Nov 22, 2022 · 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...
Parts of Colombia are now awash with cocaine - The Economist
Aug 4, 2023 · Yet in some parts of Colombia—the country that produces about 60% of the world’s supply of cocaine—white chunks of coca paste are piling up and prices are plummeting. Villages across Catatumbo,...
Colombia’s Coca Crops Grew, Cocaine Production Exploded
Oct 18, 2024 · In 2023, Colombia seized 739.5 tons of cocaine, a 12.1% increase from the 659 tons seized in 2022. The government is on track to break another record in 2024, with at least 604 tons of cocaine seized in the first nine months of this year.