Cocaine is ‘no worse than whisky,’ Colombian president says
23 hours ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily …
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 …
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if …
1 day ago · Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest …
Colombia’s president: Legalize cocaine, it’s no worse than whiskey
1 day ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a government meeting that cocaine is “not worse than whiskey” and that it's only illegal because it comes from Latin America. …
Colombian Navy intercepts first "narco sub" of year, seizes more …
1 day ago · Combating narco-subs and narco-terrorism in the U.S. and abroad 04:35. A semi-submersible vessel loaded with over 5,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted off the Pacific …
Leaders of Colombian drug trafficking organization plead guilty …
2 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. — Leaders of a Colombian drug trafficking organization have pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import cocaine to the United States following a multi-agency …
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims cocaine is no worse …
2 days ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient, surges under his presidency.
Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine
Jul 13, 2024 · For decades, one industry has sustained the small, remote Colombian village of Caño Cabra: cocaine. Those who live in this community in the central part of the country rise …
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 …
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Colombia …
Colombia and the United States aim to sustainably reduce Colombia’s cocaine production and coca cultivation to 50 percent of 2017 levels by the end of 2023. This goal was reaffirmed at …