cocaine

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Colombian officials said Petro planned to focus on defending his record in deterring drug trafficking, even though cocaine production is rising in Colombia.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Venezuela hardly grows any coca, the leaf from which cocaine is made, and has few laboratories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Venezuela is not a major producer of fentanyl or cocaine.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

In fact, scientists who study both the brains of new lovers and cocaine addicts are hard-pressed to tell the difference.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon