cocaine
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Noboa, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, previously said that Washington was among "regional allies" taking part in the operation against drug cartels, which use Ecuador's ports to smuggle cocaine to international markets.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Colombia's anti -narcotics strategy targets those at the top of the cocaine trade, not the dirt-poor farmers at the bottom.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
“You have record seizures of cocaine, sure, because you have record production of cocaine,” said Story, a former ambassador to Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 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 waning of the crack cocaine epidemic in New York was clearly a factor, but then again, it had been in steady decline well before crime dipped.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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