The lowdown on narco-subs

Narco-subs are back in the news this week with the capture of two clandestine craft, one in the Colombian Pacific with two tons of cocaine – and...

Punitive Populism: Prohibition in 2018

The decree that reinstates prohibition for legal drugs as well as the overall structure of Duque’s anti-narcotics policy in Colombia is rooted in a...

UN Report confirms Colombia cocaine production at all-time high

Colombia has again reached record levels of coca production, according to the latest numbers from the United Nations Office on Drugs (UNODC). The...

Cocaine production in Colombia hits record high according to White House Report

A new White House Report issued by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) claims that cocaine production hit record highs in 2017....

What do the recently declassified diplomatic cables on Álvaro Uribe show?

[caption id="attachment_30259" align="aligncenter" width="483"] Photo courtesy of Pixabay.[/caption] Last Friday, a New York Times article reported...

Opinion: Did John Oliver’s ‘Colombia-cocaine’ joke go too far?

[caption id="attachment_29924" align="aligncenter" width="489"] Still courtesy of HBO/Youtube[/caption] Comedian John Oliver was in the news this...

Colombia seizes 13.4 tons of cocaine in country’s largest drug bust ever

Colombian police seized 13.4 tons of cocaine yesterday in northwest Antioquia, in what is being called the country's largest drug bust ever. ...

Police relocated as Tumaco killing sparks international outcry

After a clash between armed forces and farmers that left at least 6 people dead, the National Police has suspended, withdrawn or relocated all police...