Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.

Man caught hiding bags of cocaine under his wig at Colombia airport 00:25. Bogota, Colombia — Colombian police say they apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of ...

Cocaine-related deaths rose from 2022 to 2023 in the United States, Britain and Canada. In Europe, the report noted an increase in cases of crack cocaine-use disorders.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide.