Tuesday, 25. March 2008
Topic: DRUGS - on March 25, 2008 at 12:09:00 PM CET
Why cocaine traffickers praise the Euro.
For decades, the Drug Enforcement Administration has measured the price and purity of illicit drugs. Its methodology is cryptic, but the dea says it's a reliable way to spot trends.
And it says it has spied one: The cost of pure coke rose 44 percent in the United States between January and September 2007. The dea credits its own efforts, of course, along with increased Mexican and Colombian cooperation, for the downturn in supply it says caused the price hike.
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