Former US DEA chief in Colombia cleared of misconduct

Image courtesy of @DEAHQ Former US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Director in Colombia Richard Dobrich has been cleared of misconduct following a...

Confiscation, Caracas, cocoa and cocaine again

[caption id="attachment_32767" align="alignnone" width="960"] The almost indestructible hippos that escaped from Escobar might actually help to...

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...

Duque and Trump meet to discuss counternarcotics strategy and Venezuela

[caption id="attachment_32348" align="aligncenter" width="572"] President Trump and President Duque meet to discuss counternarcotics and Venezuela:...

Nothing dope about this law: Government proposes new crackdown on recreational drugs, irrespective of dose size

The Colombian government has proposed a new measure that would do away with allowed minimum doses of recreational drugs in public spaces. Under...

Trump to visit Colombia in December

US President Donald Trump will visit Colombia in December following the G20 Summit in Argentina. Although the dates have not been confirmed by the...

UK coroner urges yagé caution after teenager’s death

[caption id="attachment_31898" align="alignnone" width="666"] Henry Miller died after drinking a mix of yagé (pictured above) and scopolamine in...

Scopolamine: Myths and realities

[caption id="attachment_31605" align="alignnone" width="1626"] A moment of carelessness could cost you dearly. Photo: Daniel Mateus[/caption] There...

Israeli deported following arrest for running drug and sex hostel in Taganga

[caption id="attachment_25743" align="aligncenter" width="719"] Photo courtesy of Migración Colombia[/caption] An Israeli man has been deported...

Bum deal

Man stopped in El Dorado airport: two kilos of heroin found in prosthetic bottom A man trying to smuggle almost two kilos of heroin in a fake...