Bolivia and Peru have defended the continued, traditional use of coca leaves which have been chewed by indigenous populations for centuries, after they were criticized by a UN drugs agency report.

Peru has temporarily halted the eradication of coca plants used to make cocaine as it works to redesign its anti-drug programs, the country's interior ministry announced this week. News of the ...

A total of almost 6 tons of chemicals used for cocaine production have been eliminated and 3 tons of dry coca leaves have been burnt. In recent years Peru became first in the world in terms of ...

According to UN data, Peru ranks among the world's primary producers of coca leaf and cocaine. A government study from June showed an 18 percent increase in coca leaf cultivation area during 2022.

A Peruvian police officer donned a capybara costume during a Valentine’s Day drug raid, surprising a suspected trafficker before tackling and handcuffing him. More than 1,700 packages of cocaine ...