Bolivia is one of very few countries with a legal market for coca. In the rest of the world it is controlled with the same ...

MICAY CANYON, Colombia—One potent tributary in the surging cocaine pipeline begins in the mountains of Cauca province, where nearly every plot of arable land sprouts coca leaves. On Cesar Rosero ...

A worker monitors coca leaf-flavored beer bottles on the assembly line at El Viejo Roble liqueurs in La Paz, Bolivia (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights ...

“Under the terms of the treaty, using coca leaf for the extraction of cocaine would remain as illegal as it is now, also if coca itself is no longer scheduled as a narcotic drug itself ...

When Americans are presented with the word “coca,” their mind likely jumps to cocaine. In fact, the two are often conflated ...

With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia's government is testing a pacific approach to its narcotics problem: ...

TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.

Ecuador has emerged as a top cocaine exporter, while cultivation of coca leaf has increased in Peru and Central America. That has helped push global cocaine production higher than it has ever been.

Colombian land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves, a raw ingredient for cocaine, jumped 10% last year to reach the largest area in over two decades, a report by the United Nations Office ...