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Global fallout from Colombia's cocaine boom is showing up everywhere from the warehouses of Antwerp to coup plots in West Africa, bringing violence, corruption and big profits.

It’s the white gold that has turned street dealers into billionaires and corrupted politicians, police and even the judiciary with its promises of wealth beyond dreams.

The U.S. Coast Guard marks 232 years of service.

US officials had placed a $5m (£3.6m) bounty on the head of Otoniel, Colombia's most wanted drug lord.

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US officials had placed a $5m (£3.6m) bounty on the head of Otoniel, Colombia's most wanted drug lord.

15 years in the making, new book takes terrifying dive into the cocaine underworld By Jim Wyss, Miami Herald © Harper Collins Publishing/Harper Collins Publishing/TNS Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels from the Jungles to the Streets.  As Toby Muse was conducting interviews in Colombia for his new book about the cocaine trade, he found himself in an uncomfortable position. He didn’t want his subjects telling him too much about their business. This was particularly...

Colombia wants to resume spraying a toxic chemical to fight cocaine. Critics say its too risky By Stefano Pozzebon Updated 12:14 PM ET, Fri August 28, 2020 Two AT- 802 planes fumigate coca fields in San Miguel, 400 miles south of Bogota, Colombia, on Dec. 11, 2006. Bogota (CNN)Colombia wants to resume aerial spraying of a toxic chemical in remote rural areas to stop the growth of coca, the chief ingredient of cocaine -- despite stark health concerns. The spraying typically uses glyphosate, a c...