Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended the extradition of a rebel leader to the United States, arguing that he needs ...

Colombia is the world’s leading cocaine producer and output of the drug has hit a two-decade high under Petro’s presidency, according to figures last year from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro arrives to Congress to attend the swearing-in ceremony for President-elect Yamandu Orsi, on Inauguration Day in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Petro has accused the rebels of trying to take over the region to control its coca crops and its drug-trafficking routes. Cocaine production in Colombia has been rising since 2013, according to ...

Petro also called on other nations to legalize coca leaves "for purposes other than cocaine," following the recent arrest of Namoussir Mounir, a Belgian citizen accused of drug trafficking between ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said cocaine "is no worse than whisky" and it is outlawed due to it being "made in Latin America." Petro made the comments during a televised cabinet meeting in ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that cocaine is illegal primarily due to its Latin American origin, not because it is worse than whisky. He suggested that legalisation could dismantle the ...

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar illicit trade in the drug could be “easily dismantled” if it was ...

According to CBS News, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said cocaine is "no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it made in Latin America when speaking on a live broadcast of a ...