Although cocaine use became widespread in the 19th century once it was synthesized into cocaine hydrochloride salts, ...

Colombia's record-high cocaine production is fueling instability, corruption, and violence, threatening the nation's economy ...

Although cocaine is consumed in every part of the world, its base, the coca plant, is mainly cultivated in three Latin American countries: Peru, Bolivia and Colombia. The latter made headlines in ...

A FORMER beauty queen has been arrested after the plane she was on landed in a field and cops made a shocking discovery.

Cocaine is smuggled to the US a variety of ... At one point the FARC controlled 70% of Colombia's coca crops. Coca plants grow just two months a year amid the lush greenery of the Colombian ...

Colombia's national potential cocaine output and the amount of cocaine produced per hectare are growing, thanks to highly-productive coca strains, even as crop area shrinks. (% change) Net coca ...

One of the world’s biggest beverages companies once added cocaine to their offering, now Coca-Cola sells the narcotic byproduct to Pharma You can save this article by registering for free here.

A former Bolivian beauty queen has been arrested after landing in a cornfield with nearly £12,000,000 worth of cocaine in her ...

Bolivia is pushing for the global decriminalisation of coca leaf – the main ingredient of cocaine – to export the plant and ease its economic crisis. But a "landmark" recent decision by the ...

Coca leaves, minus the cocaine, could become the next hot wellness ... though scientific research into the potential wellness benefits of the plant is scarce because of widespread prohibition.