The United Nations warns of the dangerous impact of synthetic drugs on illicit drug markets worldwide, highlighting the need for action against drug trafficking rings.
possessing less than 10 grams of marijuana punishable by fines. just last week the washington post reported that a decriminalization of marijuana in an increasing number of states has caused wholesale prices of marijuana to drop so far that cartels are abandoning the plant to grow the more profitable one, the opium poppy. the u.s. has helped to put a dent in colombia s cocaine industry, giving billions to the colombian military to fight the narco traffickers. colombian destroyers have destroyed thousands of labs. in mexico, the cocaine producers are finding more creative ways to find the drug in the streets alive. our partners got an inside look. here is toby muse reporting.
this mix is put into a microwave oven creating a paste. the microwaves are working so much it often causes the house to lose its electricity. mix in a little hydrochloric acid and potassium and you have what is called pure cocaine. these small urban labs are the latest shift in colombia s cocaine industry. previously there were huge labs operating in the jungle where the leaves are harvested but these labs were easy to detect and vulnerable to being raided so now there are smaller labs popping up. this cocaine will be sold inside colombia. i meet with the local dealer who also happens to be a transvestite.
kerosene or water is added. the mix of kerosene and alcaloid from the leaves is siphoned off. sulfuric acid and sodium carbonate is also added. this mix is put into a microwave oven creating a paste. the microwaves are working so much it often causes the house to lose its electricity. mix in a little hydrochloric acid and poe as it yes, ma am and you have what is called pure cocaine. these small urban labs are the latest shift in colombia s cocaine industry. previously there were huge labs operating in the jungle where the leaves are harvested but these labs were easy to detect and vulnerable to being raided