cocaine

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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

Nearly four out of five counterdrug missions intercepting cocaine bound for the U.S. involved foreign navies or coast guards, according to Southcom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 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

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