WASHINGTON - 28 pounds of cocaine were discovered hidden inside packages of hot cocoa at Washington Dulles International ...

STERLING, Va. — Criminals busted at Washington Dulles International Airport gave new meaning to the phrase "cocoa powder." ...

Over 28 pounds of the illegal substance was found stashed within a confectionary shipment bound for Northern Virginia.

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Colombia has once again produced cocaine at a record pace as President Gustavo Petro’s government changed the country’s strategy for fighting illegal drugs. The area of land planted with coca ...

Coca leaf cultivation was 10 percent higher last year than in 2022, while cocaine production rose 53 percent from 1,738 tonnes to 2,600, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Colombian land dedicated to the cultivation of coca leaves, a raw ingredient for cocaine, jumped 10% last year to reach the largest area in over two decades, a report by the United Nations Office ...

It noted that last year saw a record production of 2,600 tons of cocaine, while the area under coca cultivation rose 10% from 253,000 hectares (625,177 acres) in 2022 to 2023. Candice Welsch ...