coca leaves

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  • VIENNA, AUSTRIA  -  Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed Thursday, amid new cocaine trafficking hubs emerging in southeastern Europe and Africa. Bolivia, Colombia and Peru - which have historically dominated the production of coca leaves - altogether cultivated an...