With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia's government is testing a pacific approach to its narcotics problem: ...

Among the beneficiaries are Alirio Caicedo and his son Nicolas, who a decade ago planted an expanse of coca as they staked their future on the continued patronage of criminal gangs. Today, they ...

With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia's government is testing a pacific approach to its narcotics problem: paying farmers to uproot crops of coca, the drug's main ingredient. Among ...

Steve Murphy, a retired DEA agent who helped track down Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, talks about how realistic Netflix’s popular show ‘Narcos’ is. “One-third of the show is true,” Murphy said, ...

ARGELIA, Colombia — With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia’s government is testing a pacific approach to its narcotics problem: paying farmers to uproot crops of coca, the drug ...

Aiming a blow at narcos, Colombia pays farmers to uproot coca Farmers paid to replace coca with coffee and cocoa, but risks and doubts persist in conflict zones.