Bogota — Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro during a live broadcast of a government meeting.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.

This commentary blew right through some lines. Cocaine is no worse for your health than the common glass of whiskey, claimed the president of Colombia — the world’s biggest producer and ...

A semi-submersible vessel loaded with over 5,000 pounds of cocaine was intercepted off the Pacific coast of Colombia, the country's navy said Wednesday. Officials said it marked the nation's first ...

Cocaine use in France has nearly doubled, with 1.1 million people having taken the illicit drug at least once in 2023, according to a study published on Wednesday. By comparison, the French ...

Toronto police say they have seized the largest amount of cocaine in the service’s history and allege that the drugs had ties to a cartel in Mexico. Police Chief Myron Demkiw told reporters at a ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Record-breaking cocaine seizures in Portugal in 2024 ...

A man has been charged following the seizure of more than US$500,000 (J$80 million) worth of cocaine at an apartment complex in Charlton Court, St Andrew. Police report that on January 8 ...

TORONTO - The drugs seized in the largest cocaine bust in Toronto police history have the “hallmarks” of a notorious Mexican cartel, officials said Tuesday, expressing hope that their ...

President Joe Biden is granting clemency for nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders in his final days in office, placing a focus on sentencing disparities for crack cocaine-related crimes.

Languages: English. The amount of cocaine coming into Russia has surged dramatically since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The federal police’s top drug cop has warned the world’s most fearsome drug cartels are increasingly exploiting Australia’s ...