Colombia coca production dropped in 2011: US
Colombia’s coca and cocaine production have dropped in the last year, the United States government said Monday, contradicting a recent United Nations report that claimed cultivation had gone up. The…
Colombia’s coca and cocaine production have dropped in the last year, the United States government said Monday, contradicting a recent United Nations report that claimed cultivation had gone up. The…
Colombia’s newly- appointed minister of justice described a recent UN report indicating an increase in the country’s coca cultivation as a crucial part of policy creation. “The report on illegal…
Coca cultivation in Colombia has risen 3% in 2011 compared to 2010, the United Nations said Wednesday. In 2011, 64,000 hectares were used for coca cultivation, compared to 62,000 in…
The United Nations’ 2012 World Drug Report released Tuesday failed to show the reported increase in coca production in Colombia in 2011. Instead, the U.N. published last year’s statistics. Colombian…
Coca cultivation rose in Colombia in 2011after seven years of stagnation, said an as of yet unpublished report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, reported Colombian newspaper…
The Colombian House of Representatives Wednesday passed the first draft of a bill that seeks to legalize illicit crops. The initiative calls for the decriminalization of growing plants such as…
The United States said Tuesday that Colombia continues to be the world’s largest coca producer and source of 95% of the cocaine seized within the U.S. According to the latest…
Two policeman and one civilian were wounded Sunday by a group of unknown gunmen in the northern Colombian town of Amalfi, Antioquia. The mayor of Amalfi, Miguel Angel Arbelaez, announced…
The Colombian Army captured 12 suspected FARC guerrillas during a raid on a drug lab in the northwest department of Cordoba, Wednesday. According to the official report, members from the…