The Cocaine Supply Chain
One gram. 9,000 kilometers. 7 stops.
This is the journey from a plantation in Colombia to a Berlin club. Documented. Verified. Verifiable.
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Cultivation
Coca Farmers
Colombia, Peru, Bolivia
0.70€
per gram
Over 100,000 families in the Andes grow coca. They receive only 1-2% of the final street price.
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Processing
Lab
Jungle Labs in the Andes
200 liters
gasoline per kilo
In hidden labs, coca leaves are processed into cocaine. The process poisons rivers and soil.
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Departure
Port
Brazil / Ecuador / Colombia
~1.20€
per gram
Cocaine is loaded into shipping containers. Santos (Brazil) is the largest departure port for Europe.
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Atlantic
Transport
Container Ships
9,000 km
across the Atlantic
2-3 weeks at sea. Hidden in legal cargo shipments between bananas, coffee, or timber.
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European Entry
Wholesale
Rotterdam / Antwerp / Hamburg
~22€
per gram
Arrival at European ports. 73% of all EU seizures occur in Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain.
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Distribution
Networks
'Ndrangheta / Albanian Clans / Mocro Mafia
60-80%
controlled by 'Ndrangheta
The 'Ndrangheta dominates European wholesale. Albanian clans control the ports, the Mocro Mafia distributes in the Netherlands.
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Street Sale
Dealer
Berlin
60-80€
per gram
A gram costs 60-80€. Berlin consumes 3-4 tons per year.