Coca &amp; Cocaine

Coca & Cocaine Drug Harm Reduction

Sep 13, 2018

US President Donald Trump has listed the nations identified by his administration as being “major drug transit or major illicit…

Paris Deputy Mayor Proposes Bus for Crack Use

Aug 24, 2018

The Deputy Mayor of Paris for Health has proposed the opening of four new safer drug consumption rooms in the…

Trafficking Groups Using World Cup Mania to Smuggle Cocaine

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

Jun 25, 2018

The use of World Cup merchandise to smuggle cocaine around the world points to a longstanding relationship between drug trafficking…

How the Coca Crop Could Strengthen Colombia

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy Drug Trafficking

Jun 1, 2018

As Colombia transitions towards peace, coca farmers and plantations could play an instrumental role in the country’s progression towards sustainability…

A Leading Candidate in Colombia Presidential Elections Wants to End the War on Drugs

May 3, 2018

One of the two leading candidates in the upcoming Colombian presidential election has denounced the country's militarised drug war and…

Spain Arrests Alleged Colombia Drug Kingpin Hiding in the Limelight

Coca & Cocaine Other Drugs

Mar 15, 2018

Authorities in Spain have arrested a Colombian with celebrity connections on accusations that he used his jet-set lifestyle as cover…

Wastewater Analysis Reveals European Cities Using Most Cocaine, MDMA

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

Mar 7, 2018

The results of a new wastewater study show a considerable regional variation in drug use across Europe. On March 7,…

Colombia’s Cocaine Explosion Stokes Political and Social Crises

Jan 11, 2018

Cocaine is one of the world’s most in-demand drugs. Its production center is in the Andean region of Colombia, Peru…

Peru Coca Crop Production Up 9% in One Year, Ending Downward Trend

Dec 7, 2017

The surface area used in Peru to grow the coca crop, from which cocaine is produced, has risen by 9…

Colombia Trafficker Links Costa Rica Business, Officials to Drug Trade

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

Nov 28, 2017

An alleged coordinator of a drug trafficking network in Colombia claimed that transnational criminal groups operate in Costa Rica alongside…

Which is Delivered Faster: A Pizza or a Gram of Cocaine?