Colombian Cocaine Paste Seizures By Municipality And Date

Records detail kilograms of cocaine paste and base seized by Colombian public forces during operations. Data is reported by municipality and department, with entries including the seizure date. The dataset is published by Colombia's national open data portal, www.datos.gov.co, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in cocaine paste seizures using the FECHA HECHO column to identify seasonal or yearly patterns.
• Map seizure hotspots and regional disparities by joining the COD_MUNI or COD_DEPTO columns with geographic shapefiles.
• Compare enforcement activity across departments by aggregating the CANTIDAD (kilograms) column grouped by DEPARTAMENTO.
• Model correlations between seizure quantities (CANTIDAD) and specific municipalities (MUNICIPIO) to identify high-priority areas.
• Examine reporting unit consistency by analyzing the UNIDAD column in relation to seizure quantities over time.

Strengths

• Includes geospatial identifiers (COD_MUNI, COD_DEPTO) enabling regional mapping and analysis.
• Provides temporal dimension with the FECHA HECHO column for time-series studies.
• Distinguishes between administrative levels with both MUNICIPIO and DEPARTAMENTO columns.

Limitations

• Total row count and dataset size are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, obscuring data formats, value ranges, and potential null handling.
• The description combines two distinct substances (paste and base), which may not be differentiated in the CANTIDAD column.

Provenance

Source

Colombian national open data portal (www.datos.gov.co), sourced from public force reports.

Collection Method

Reported by public security and defense forces during the exercise of their duties, aggregated in a national information system.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is recorded as March 2026, indicating potential future data or a scheduled update system.

Geography

Colombia, reported at the municipality and department level.