Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The UK is now Europe’s biggest consumer of cocaine. The drug has been linked to a surge in domestic violence and middle-class users are being warned it’s not a victimless crime. How is so much cocaine getting into the country? And what can the authorities do about it?
You can read Dipesh's article (and see an image of charcoal soaked in cocaine) here.
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