Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a ...

By Alek Buttermann Bolivian President Luis Arce reaffirmed the nation's commitment to the legal uses of coca leaf, claiming that 'it is not cocaine.' During the National Acullico Day event in La Paz ...

Cannabis for religious purposes, cocaine in wine and heroin for coughs. These are just some of the ways illicit drugs have ...

CRISIS IN CONGO: Rwanda-backed rebels have seized the city of Goma in eastern Congo, escalating an ongoing crisis between the ...

A drug that stimulates the central nervous system, cocaine is made from the leaves of the coca plant in South America. While ...

This isn't technically true; the recipe heavily featured the coca leaf, which cocaine is extracted from. The name Coca-Cola derives from the main ingredients of the original recipe: coca leaves ...

Tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing one of Colombia’s biggest cocaine-producing regions to escape the most intense ...

Organised crime gangs are trying to flood Britain's streets with cocaine and cannabis. A record amount was seized last year.