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The headquarters of the UNODC in Vienna, Austria

News Drug Policy

Cocaine Surge Fuels Violence as Opium Falls: UN Drug Report 2024

by Christopher Newton 28 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Peace talks between the Second Marquetalia and the Colombian government in Caracas, Venezuela.

News Second Marquetalia

Why Colombia’s Second Marquetalia May Finally Be Ready for Peace

by Sergio Saffon 27 Jun 202428 Jun 2024

Containers on ships

Drug Traffickers Producing More Cocaine in Europe: EU Report

by Douwe den Held 17 Jun 202417 Jun 2024

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State Inertia and Organized Crime Limit Colombia’s Coca Substitution Program

by Alicia Florez and Sara Garcia 6 Jun 20246 Jun 2024

The Civil Guard pursues a drug boat transporting cocaine on the coast of Huelva at the beginning of April. La Guardia Civil persigue a una narcolancha que transportaba cocaína en la costa de Huelva a principios de abril

Southern Spain Sees Wave of Drug Trafficking

by Beatriz Vicent Fernández 7 May 20247 May 2024

Stolen Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime in Bolivia

Investigations Cocaine

Drug Trafficking Creeps into Bolivia’s Amazon National Parks

by Juan Diego Cárdenas and Seth Robbins 2 May 20248 May 2024

Investigations Cocaine

Bolivian Amazon Faces Threats From All Sides

by Seth Robbins 2 May 20249 May 2024

Lines of cocaine on a dark surface. Líneas de cocaína en una superficie oscura.

News Cocaine Europe

Flood of Cocaine Spreads Beyond Europe’s Cities, Wastewater Shows

by Peter Appleby 12 Apr 202417 Apr 2024

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EP02 ·Daughter of Coca

Soldiers inspect a cocaine laboratory in Zulia, Venezuela Soldados inspeccionan un laboratorio de cocaína en Zulia, Venezuela

ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Drive Rising Cocaine Production in Zulia, Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigation Unit 15 Feb 202415 Feb 2024

Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo at a press conference regarding Attorney General Consuelo Porras.

News Elites and Crime

Can Guatemala’s New President Reignite Fight Against Corruption and Crime?

by Alex Papadovassilakis 26 Jan 202426 Jan 2024

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