Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that 'cocaine is no worse than whiskey' as he suggested the global cocaine ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar ...

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro advocated for global cocaine legalization, arguing it could dismantle cartels.

During a six-hour government meeting that was broadcast live, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said legalised cocaine could ...

For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

As the WHO reviews coca leaves' international scheduling status, momentum is growing to address this injustice to Indigenous Andean peoples.

Colombia's record-high cocaine production is fueling instability, corruption, and violence, threatening the nation's economy ...

Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a ...

“50 of coca please.” Prosecutors believe that text messages set up a drug deal for cocaine at a home on Indy’s east side in late May 2023. The next day two men, Roberto Hernandez-Concepsion ...

FILE - Pablo Beltran, commander and chief negotiator for the National Liberation Army, ELN, rebel group speaks during a joint press conference with Jose Otty Patiño, chief negotiator for the ...

The two are fighting over control of a strategic border region that has coca leaf plantations. In a statement Saturday, the ELN said it had warned former FARC members that if they “continued ...