Colombian Government Seeks Creative Solution to Tackle Cocaine Production

Colombia is exploring ways to modify its gasoline supply to make cocaine less potent, as part of an effort to diminish global demand for the illicit substance. The initiative comes at a tense geopolitical moment, with US President Donald Trump’s administration taking a lethal campaign against drug trafficking into the US. Colombia has long cooperated with the US on counter-drug efforts, but recent statistics show supplies of ‘Colombian marching powder’ are on the uptick.