Dirty Dollars: Inside the World of Cocaine Trafficking

💰Cocaine trafficking is a lucrative business, with the market generating around $90 billion per year.

🌿Coca leaves are harvested in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru, the only countries where the plant can be found.

🚁Air transportation is a common method used to smuggle cocaine from production areas to consumer markets.

🌐Cocaine production is a global operation, with various countries involved in different stages of the supply chain.

🔒Despite law enforcement efforts and eradication campaigns, cocaine production and trafficking continue to thrive.

How much money does the cocaine market generate?

—The market generates around $90 billion per year.

Where are coca leaves harvested?

—Coca leaves are harvested in Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.

How is cocaine smuggled?

—Cocaine is often smuggled through air transportation.

Which countries are involved in the cocaine supply chain?

—Various countries, including Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, are involved in different stages of the supply chain.

Have eradication efforts been successful?

—Despite eradication efforts, cocaine production and trafficking continue to thrive.

00:03The oil market, fruit and vegetable market, and sugar market all have buyers and sellers looking out for their own interests.

00:11The law of supply and demand controls exchanges in various markets, including the crime world.

00:19Mafias operate as criminal enterprises, with products and services to deliver.

00:39The organized crime market generates around $870 billion a year, primarily through trafficking.

01:08The cocaine market is highly profitable, generating around $90 billion a year.

01:19Worldwide demand for cocaine is around 900 tons per year, satisfied by a global supply chain.

04:03Research conducted at the London School of Economics aims to understand the evolution of cocaine trafficking over the past 30 years.

06:57Cocaine production involves a series of chemical processes to extract and refine the drug.