Colombia’s cultivation of coca, the base ingredient for cocaine, dropped slightly in 2018, the United Nations said Friday. The number of hectares with coca dropped from 171,000 in December 2017…
Colombia’s government can’t legally resume the aerial fumigation of coca because it does not comply with one single condition imposed by the court, according to newspaper El Espectador. Citing anonymous…
Colombia’s government said Thursday that it will resume the aerial spraying of coca with glyphosate despite a court ruling that upheld strict conditions, but left a tiny loophole. Shortly after…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court rejected President Ivan Duque’s request to loosen the conditions to resume the aerial spraying of coca, but left a tiny loophole. The decision is a blow for…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday failed to decide on the government’s request to loosen its ban on the aerial spraying of glyphosate in coca-growing regions. The court began its debate…
The plans of Colombia’s government to fight coca cultivation with aerial fumigation have reportedly become less likely after a key court magistrate advised against it. The country’s Constitutional Court is…
For the second time, Colombia’s National Police has bought a Chinese glyphosate banned by the United States for being too toxic and inflammable, local media reported Sunday. The $1 million…
The intention of Colombia’s government to resume the aerial fumigation of coca with glyphosate is facing opposition from the United Nations’ drug agency and bishops from areas where the base…
The US estimate of coca cultivation in Colombia held steady in 2018 after five straight years of growing to record levels, according to the US government’s lead agency on drug…