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British man arrested for traveling with cocaine
well Sir, If there is no shortage of "said substance" why is it so very expensive.?
well you reported that there is no shortage of the product. This would indicate lower prices according to economics. 101, and yes, it is illegal, that is why countless are serving lengthy prison sentences in almost every country worldwide, thankfully.
That is an awful lot of coke.
Was this guy using this stuff when he decided to roll the dice?
What a freaking idiot.
Was this guy using this stuff when he decided to roll the dice?
What a freaking idiot.
He probably thought “it’s the DR, laws aren’t followed here” until they are! That’s why even in the DR and even if a law is not always enforced, it must be in the books. As long its there, it can be enforced at any time and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
I don't think so. It's cheap here. Poor people can't afford to spend a lot of money, so it's divvied up in very small portions that everyone can afford.
This country exports an estimated 500.tons of cocaine every year. They never intercept massive shipments leaving the country only coming in. Do occasionally they throw the dog a bone and arrest a tourist leaving with a big haul. Lots of publicity and quietly the big shipment carries on uninterrupted
I have proof in other threads that were shut down that cocaine usage is up in the EU and USA. It is not an opinion of mine that usage is up,
Nor is it an opinion of mine that someone else will always step up to produce, transport and sell cocaine because the profits are so vast.
It will corrupt virtually everyone from the person on the street who was arrested this time, to those who work in airports, on ships, and in government frequently going from the bottom to the top.
That news is presented almost every other day. Just look for the smiley I post under those periodic announcements here on DR1.
Draw your own conclusions, but please do that when you have actual facts.
Just one of the many ways used. And if one is caught there will be many more to take their place.
Locally, it has been reported that payment for helping with transhipment has been made with product instead of with cash,
That makes product more readily available here,
It has also been reported that there are plenty of people with money in the DR who could well afford it.
The target market has never been the poor barrio people in the DR. Those that do partake who are poor, often become criminals that
steal from others to get the money to pay for their habit. Collateral damage is incurred.
How do I know this? I have personal information on that very subject.
And not just one instance, but several.
The price is mostly determined by location. It is cheap in the producers country, it is multiplied when in the DR or Mexico, it is again multiplied a lot when in the US and EU and I think it is even more expensive in Asia and Australia. The cocafarmers, the transportmules and the outtakers in harbours get almost nothing but the risks, the cartels and the traders get it all. The supply and margins must be so good that the price has been steady for decades, no inflation! The profits and addictive nature of the product makes it impossible to win the fight against it.
Drugs do not care if you are rich or poor. Nor do the sellers.
Drugs do not care if you are rich or poor. Nor do the sellers.