Apparent price of cocaine math:
9.5tons × 2,000lbs = 19,000lbs
$250mil ÷ 19,000lbs = $13,158 per lb
$13,158 ÷ 16 = $822 per oz
$822 ÷ 3 = $274 per teaspoon of cocaine
"How much could a banana cost? $274 dollars?"
There's something horribly offensive about the way the units were converted in this example
I apologize for NOTHING
You're a bad person and you should feel ashamed. Especially given the current season. Repent or the ghosts of measurements past present and future will be paying you a visit soon.
In units of actual drugs: 9,500kg $250m
$263/gram Street price in Australia, maybe, but extremely overestimated. Assuming they cut it, likely closer to $150/g in the street upon distribution in Europe.
I don't know a lot about recreational drugs or street drugs, but aren't they made less pure at the final destination?
Edit: very cursory reading puts cocaine at around 65% pure, which means about $600 per ounce?
Remember kids, there's always money in the banana stand.
Honestly, people don't realise just how little this makes any sort of difference.
A few weeks of the markets in a few particular places being a bit dry, if even that.
So fucking moronic letting this massive trade be ruled by criminals and actively using societies money for a war that is completely fucking useless.
It doesn't do anything to "stop drugs". But it makes a big difference to the careers of all the storm troopers and related industries. Give out some promotions! Buy some more military gear!
Bro, we here in Belgium were waiting for that. Why the hell do you steal our goods?
Yeah, get your own lol
Damn no wonder my guy can’t get shit
is the picture related? I wonder who had to dispose all the bag like this for the photoshoot
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