Cocaine is ‘no worse than whisky,’ Colombian president says
5 days 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 dismantled” if it …
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 …
Colombia’s president: Legalize cocaine, it’s no worse than whiskey
5 days 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. …
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if …
5 days 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 …
Violence in Colombian drug trafficking region displaces more …
Jan 22, 2025 · More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between militant factions, according to the country’s …
Leaders of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty …
Jan 17, 2025 · According to the plea agreements and other court documents, from 2016 until 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz established and led a drug trafficking organization in Colombia …
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 …
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 …
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 …