He explains the reason why the price of cocaine in the United States has barely moved in decades. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Military & Defense Tom Wainwright, author of "Narconomics ...

The drop in US cocaine prices in the 1980s coincided with the entry of Pablo Escobar and other Colombian traffickers to the trade, bringing newfound organization and brutal efficiency.

“We have a lot of cocaine in Switzerland right now, at the cheapest prices and the highest quality we have ever seen,” said Frank Zobel, deputy director at Addiction Switzerland. “You can ...

But since those first few years on the scene, cocaine prices have remained relatively stable, with variations in year-to-year prices in the US likely being driven by foreign affairs as much as by ...

Two men accused of being part of a conspiracy to smuggle cocaine with a street value of more than £40m believed it was ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Falling cocaine prices have led to a surge in fatalities that have driven the number of drug-related deaths ...

The latest report issued by the UN Anti Drugs Crime Office indicates that Colombia is capable of producing 600 tonnes of cocaine per year. The price for the production of every kilo of cocaine is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Gasoline is one of the main ingredients for processing cocaine in Colombia. But as fuel prices increase, some locals are stealing crude oil to make bootleg gasoline ...

A spokesman for the NCA explained the MV Hamal haul was estimated at a value of £512m because of a difference in cocaine prices in Scotland at that time. Border Force officers in Southampton ...

According to the indictment, this billion-dollar criminal enterprise sourced cocaine from Colombia, and coordinated the shipments into Canada, where cocaine prices are higher.

They amassed a small mountain of evidence, including undercover recordings of Bryant allegedly discussing the drop-off routes, cocaine prices and how to avoid getting caught. But the convictions fell ...