Colombia has once again produced cocaine at a record pace as President Gustavo Petro’s government changed the country’s strategy for fighting illegal drugs.

UN Office on Drugs and Crime chief says production rapidly escalating, particularly in regions with high yields - Anadolu Ajansı

Cocaine production in Colombia saw a staggering increase of 53 percent in 2023, reaching an unprecedented level, according to a report released by th

Coca crops and cocaine production in Colombia grew in 2023 as state efforts focused on seizures over eradication to fight drug trafficking.

Colombian land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves, a raw ingredient for cocaine, jumped 10% last year to reach the largest area in over two decades, a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found on Friday.

Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said Friday.Coca leaf cultivation was 10 percent higher last year than in 2022,

Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Friday.

Cocaine production in Colombia surged 53 percent in 2023, reaching a historic peak, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Saturday. A UNODC report said coca leaf cultivation was 10 percent higher last year compared in 2022 while cocaine production rose 53 percent