Colombia rejects threats of the United States of America after the threat to decertify the country as a partner in counter-narcotics efforts. For more than 30 years Colombia has demonstrated its commitment – paying a very high cost in human lives – with overcoming the drug problem.

Apr 24, 2023 · New US government figures obtained by InSight Crime place Colombia’s embattled Pacific department of Nariño as the number one coca crop cultivator in all of Colombia, taking over the top spot from the department of Norte de Santander on the Venezuelan border.

Oct 22, 2018 · Along with attacking drug laboratories, arresting traffickers and going after cocaine-laden boats and aircraft, Colombian authorities focus on the coca fields, which are the most visible part...

Sep 12, 2023 · Colombia is the top coca cultivator in the world, producing 60% of the world's cocaine, followed by Peru and Bolivia. President Gustavo Petro on Saturday appealed to his regional counterparts...

Nov 22, 2022 · Drug production boomed in Colombia during the pandemic. The total area harvested for coca leaves – the main ingredient for cocaine – grew 43% in 2021 according to a new annual survey by the...

5 days ago · Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...

Jul 13, 2024 · Colombia, the global nexus of the cocaine industry, where Pablo Escobar became the world’s best-known criminal, and which still produces more of the drug than any other nation, is facing...

Oct 18, 2024 · Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today.

Dec 3, 2024 · Sixteen of Colombia’s 19 departments (equivalent to states) saw increases in coca cultivation during 2023. The highest increases occurred in the regions bordering Ecuador and Venezuela, areas often neglected by the state and influenced (if not controlled) by criminal gangs.

Oct 23, 2022 · Colombia, long the world’s largest cocaine producer, had a record 504,100 acres of coca plants — enough to make 1,400 metric tons of cocaine — under cultivation at the end of 2021, according to...