BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a ... violence and weaken rebel groups that profit from the cocaine trade. The region has approximately 55,000 hectares of coca ...

BOGOTA—Colombia’s defense minister on Sunday (Monday, Manila time) warned Donald Trump’s administration against blacklisting ...

March 3 (UPI) --Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on ... nations to legalize coca leaves "for purposes other than cocaine," following the recent arrest of Namoussir Mounir, a Belgian ...

Because more cocaine would arrive and the United States would ... And there is no love lost between Trump and Colombia's ...

They are more powerful than Pablo Escobar […].” Petro is now the president of Colombia. The DEA says cocaine is part of the Mexican cartels’ portfolio. However, synthetic opioids like ...

Petro, the country's first leftist president, promised to end a six-decade ... still accounts for about $400 million annually ...

Two former Colombian Navy cadets have been extradited to the United States to stand trial for allegedly recruiting active ...