Global cocaine production has soared to record highs after declining during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Between 2020 ...

Cocaine production is at a record-high level, according to a new report by the United Nations. The surge in global cocaine supply should "put all of us on high alert," warned UNODC's chief.

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Bloomberg economist Felipe Hernandez said the increase in coca production could mean cocaine export revenues will “jump to $18.2 billion in 2022 — not far behind oil exports of $19.1 billion ...

Iceland broke its annual cocaine seizure record in the first half of 2025. Is an oversupply in Europe is spilling into other ...

Cocaine production in Colombia remained near record levels in 2021, according to estimates released on Thursday by the White House, raising the stakes for bilateral cooperation between the United ...

In March, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy released annual U.S. Government estimates of coca cultivation and cocaine production in Colombia. {mosads}The new numbers were ...

"Manufacturers in South America improved the process they used to extract cocaine from coca leaves, allowing them to increase production without having to grow any more crops." Turmoil in the ...

Cocaine production began increasing in 2013 and has steadily risen every year since, in part also due to a rise in the dollar’s value and a decision to end aerial fumigations in 2014 over health ...

Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses by Europol and the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). In an in-depth look at the cocaine and methamphetamine ...

Cocaine production continues to rise dramatically in Colombia despite government efforts to curb the illicit market, a new U.N. report has shown. Instead of slowing, the cocaine market is booming ...

Colombia’s cocaine production fell by nearly 25% in 2011 from the previous year, and was down by more than 70% since 2001, according to the White House. A report released this week by the Office ...