Cocaine
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AMERICAS
Ecuador’s Posorja Port Becomes Europe’s Cocaine Doorway Despite Scanners
A $1.2 billion terminal was meant to shield Ecuador's coast from traffickers. Instead, cocaine seizures have tripled, homicides have soared,…
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AMERICAS
Untold Science of Cocaine: Colombia’s Record Surge, Starlink Narco-Subs and the New Latin Drug Machine
Colombia's cocaine factories shattered every record in 2024, cranking out an estimated 2,664 tons while Starlink-guided narco-subs cruised toward Australia—proof…
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AMERICAS
Untold Details of Ecuador’s Marble-Bunker Takedown and the Cocaine War Still Raging
Just before sunrise on June 19, Ecuadorian commandos smashed marble tiles inside a seaside mansion and dragged the country’s most…
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AMERICAS
El Pollo’s Plea: How a Venezuelan Spy Chief Unmasked a Cocaine State Within the State
A stunned silence fell over Caracas when news broke that Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal—once the unshakable boss of Venezuela’s military…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Latin America’s Cocaine Battle May Get Tiny Flies Reinforcement
Fruit flies—barely more significant than a comma—are rewriting the story of cocaine research. Their inborn hatred of the drug is…
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LIFE
Colombian Art Embraces Ancient Indigenous Coca-Leaf Wisdom
Celebrations of Colombia's old traditions reveal more about the strong cultural plus health value of the coca leaf. Through modern…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia’s Petro Controversial Claims Spark Cocaine – Alcohol Comparison Debate
Controversial statements that compared cocaine with whisky sparked heated discussions about drug regulations along with health concerns in Colombia. Scientific…
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AMERICAS
Ecuador’s Hardline Tactics Bring Belgium’s Drug Seizures Down
Belgian customs workers saw a big drop in drug seizures at Antwerp’s busy port last year ‒ a change they…
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LIFE
How Two Debt-Plagued Scots Became Entangled with Colombian Cartel
The conviction of two young Scots entangled with a Colombian cartel and a £42 million cocaine haul has cast a…
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AMERICAS
The Paraguay-Paraná Waterway Cocaine Superhighway
Originally imagined as the Mississippi River of South America, the Paraguay-Paraná waterway has turned into a major route for cocaine,…
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