Friday, 29. June 2007
Topic: DRUGS - on June 29, 2007 at 3:01:00 PM CEST
How Geography Affects The Price Of Cocaine
The street price of cocaine varies hugely across the world. No surprise that it is cheapest in Colombia, the world's biggest producer of coca: at $2, a gram costs less than a Big Mac. Geography is an obvious price factor. The farther away a country from the main producers in South and Central America, and the more isolated it is, the higher the cost to traffick there. In far-flung New Zealand, a gram costs a wallet-busting $714.30.
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