Colombia sets new coca cultivation record, UN report finds | Drugs News
UN findings come a day after Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a new approach to combat drug trafficking. Colombia has set a new record…
Peru’s coca leaf cultivation reaches record high in 2022 | Drugs News
Peru’s anti-drugs commission says some 95,000 hectares of land (367 square miles) were being used to grow coca leaves in 2022. Land devoted to the…
Plunging coca prices create ‘humanitarian emergency’ in Colombia | Drugs News
Bogotá, Colombia – Farmers in parts of Colombia say sales of coca, the raw ingredient used to make cocaine, have collapsed after a recent surge in…
Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication | Drugs News
Bogotá, Colombia — After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced…