🔶Cocaine got cheaper; the opposite of Trump’s war on drugs

Global cocaine production has reached a historical record, prices in the United States and Europe have fallen, and the purity of this drug has increased. What has Trump’s strategy in his war against drug cartels led to?

Despite the intensification of US military operations against drug trafficking networks in Latin America, cocaine has become cheaper in US and European markets, and its purity has increased. The expansion of smuggling routes and increased production in Colombia are cited as factors behind the continued supply of this drug—a trend that calls into question the effectiveness of the military strategy of the Donald Trump administration.

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the US government has stepped up its military and security operations against drug trafficking networks in Latin America. According to a report by Germany’s NTV news network, the US Army announced on October 15, 2026 that 239 people were killed in 71 airstrikes on speedboats.

The detention and charging of Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, as well as military operations in Ecuador, have also been part of the Trump administration’s actions within this framework.