Seizures like this weaken the financial powers of criminal organizations and disrupt their operations,” he said.

As the WHO reviews coca leaves' international scheduling status, momentum is growing to address this injustice to Indigenous ...

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

In 1860, German scientist Albert Niemann (1834-1861) isolated the alkaloid we now call “cocaine” from coca leaves. Niemann noticed that applying it to the tongue made it feel numb. But because ...

A drug that stimulates the central nervous system, cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant in South America. While the prices have remained virtually unchanged -- a gram of cocaine cost ...

A drug that stimulates the central nervous system, cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant in South America. While its price has remained virtually unchanged -- a gram of cocaine cost 66 ...