cocaine

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Petro told Trump that his government is making record seizures of cocaine and that Colombia has long stood alongside the U.S. to fight traffickers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Seizures of fentanyl at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen in recent years, while seizures of cocaine have risen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

The New York Times reports, however, that “Venezuela is not a drug producer, and the cocaine that transits through the country and the waters around it is generally bound for Europe.”

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Colombia has long been a US bulwark against cocaine flows and leftist insurgencies, and Washington's chief ally in South America.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 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