The Reality of Drug Trafficking: A Former Trafficker's Perspective

🔍Movies often depict unrealistic scenes of drug trafficking, such as women stealing drugs in labs or large groups operating in one location.

💼Drug trafficking operations involve various separate parts and individuals, minimizing the risk of detection and linking.

🍌Cover goods, like bananas or flowers, have been used to transport drugs, but large-scale trafficking requires corruption or guaranteed access.

✈️Air travel is a challenging method for drug trafficking due to strict border control and heightened security measures.

💊Cocaine production and the creation of capsules for ingestion can be accurately portrayed, but the risks and dangers are downplayed in movies.

How accurate are movies and TV shows in portraying drug trafficking?

—Movies often exaggerate and portray unrealistic scenarios, focusing on sensationalism rather than accuracy.

Do drug traffickers use women to steal drugs in labs?

—While there have been instances of individuals involved in drug trafficking who have served in various roles, movies overemphasize and sensationalize this aspect.

Are drug trafficking operations organized as depicted in movies?

—Real drug trafficking operations are organized in a way that separates individuals and parts, minimizing risk and linking.

Do drug traffickers use cover goods to transport drugs?

—Cover goods like bananas or flowers have been used, but large-scale trafficking requires extensive corruption or guaranteed access.

Is air travel a common method for drug trafficking?

—Air travel is a challenging method for drug trafficking due to strict border control and heightened security measures.

00:00Introduction of Pieter Tritton, a former drug trafficker, who shares insights on the realities of drug trafficking

00:38Movies often depict unrealistic scenes of drug trafficking, such as women stealing drugs in labs or large groups operating in one location

01:25Real drug trafficking operations involve various separate parts and individuals, minimizing the risk of detection and linking

03:40Using cover goods like bananas or flowers to transport drugs happens, but large-scale trafficking requires extensive corruption or guaranteed access

04:48Air travel is a challenging method for drug trafficking due to strict border control and heightened security measures

06:52Accurate portrayal of cocaine production and capsule creation, but movies downplay the risks and dangers involved