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Global cocaine market hit new record highs: UNODC

The current surge is mainly due to an increase in the size of the area under illicit coca bush cultivation in Colombia and updated yield data

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Bimstec-UNODC MoU to be instrumental in addressing security concerns: Bimstec

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Telegram app hosts 'underground markets' for Southeast Asian crime gangs: UN