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.

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — The drug lord had already escaped the law in three countries, and he planned to do it again. In less than a decade, Dritan Rexhepi had built a smuggling business that ran ...

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 ...

However, since he came to power, Colombia’s cocaine production has surged. Cultivation of coca leaves in Colombia increased 10% in 2023 from the previous year, while potential cocaine production ...

Cocaine production in Colombia surged 53% in 2023, reaching a historic peak, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Saturday. A UNODC report highlighted that cocaine production in Colombia ...

Colombia remains the world’s top cocaine producer, and each year the South American country breaks new records. Coca crops ...

Cocaine production in Colombia has been rising since 2013, according to the U.N. Office on Drug and Crime. It reported in October that cultivation of coca bushes increased by 10% in Colombia in ...

Even as production surges, domestic and foreign shifts in the global drug industry have devastated many poor Colombians whose livelihoods are tied to cocaine. Even as production surges ...