The coca leaf contains only trace amounts of the alkaloid used to make cocaine. Peru and Bolivia are the world's second and third-largest cocaine producers behind Colombia. The narcotics control ...

In Peru, a bizarre operation caught everyone's attention as police officer dressed as a capybara carried out a drugs raid.

The officers seized 54 bags of cocaine, 850 packets of coca base paste, and 2,000 Peruvian soles (approximately £410), according to local media. All the seized items were displayed on a table ...

The "Green Squad" is a specialised unit of the Peruvian National Police, focused on combating minor crimes and offences that ...