For over a century, the Coca‑Cola Company’s secret formula was locked away in a vault, which gave birth to all manners of ...

With permission from the DEA, Stepan imports upwards of 100 metric tons of coca leaves each year, primarily from Peru. Upon receipt, the company extracts the cocaine from the leaves whereupon they ...

Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

Cocaine production in Colombia has been rising since 2013, according to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime. A report published in October by the international organization found that the ...

As political shifts in the United States hinder anti-narcotics efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized crime is ...

Gen. Gelver Yecid Peña Araque. Authorities have seized more than 115 kilos of hallucinogens, including marijuana, coca base and cocaine, police said in the release. The suspect, who has not been ...

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities arrested an Argentinian woman and a British man for allegedly smuggling cocaine on the tourist island of Bali, officials said Thursday. The Southeast ...

In contrast, more than 115 kilos of hallucinogens have been seized, including marijuana, coca base, and cocaine. The suspect was charged with the crime of trafficking, manufacture, and possession ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Cultivation of coca for cocaine production continued ...

Colombia’s Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia asked the United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, from its list of harmful substances. At a commission ...

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Cocaine again is making headlines 40 years after Pablo Escobar and his Medellin cartel flooded America with “blow.”Coca-plant cultivation has shot up in ...