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"Australia seems to consume more cocaine per person than any other country." Yep, when ever I meantion cocaine as a joke half the office lights up like I was a

"Australia seems to consume more cocaine per person than any other country." Yep, when ever I meantion cocaine as a joke half the office lights up like I was about to offer it to them. It is wild to see how prevelant under the surface it is. All I think about is that in a few hundred year there will be the myths/stories of the excessive fools that were so blitzed that they boiled the planet. Incorrect but partially based on fact.

jimt1234 1y ago
> in Australia [a kilo] can reach over $250,000 WTF?! Why is it so expensive in Australia?
- Avicebron 1y ago
  shipping?
  - bot403 1y ago
    Tarrifs?
    - nativeit 1y ago
      Macroeconomics?
- defrost 1y ago
  Boomers with seven or more rental houses: Despite a cost-of-living crisis, Dr Hurley said there are enough people with plenty of disposable cash to ensure the demand remains high. "We generally have a good standard of living, therefore we can afford the price of cocaine." ~ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-20/why-cocaine-keeps-washing-up-on-nsw-beaches/103335534 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-20/why-cocaine-keeps-was... It might relate to amateurs dealing with sharks and the ocean increasing the risk - Australian airports are pretty tight for bulk smuggling, transit shipping through the ports is looser, but the preferred method for tonnes of drugs is to transfer from a container ship to a small boat - which often goes wrong (not enough to stem the tide, enough to see a tonne of coke on the beach every year). eg: Mexico to WA: Couriers sentenced for massive 1.2 tonne cocaine conspiracy (2025) Six men have been sentenced over the attempted importation of 1.2 tonnes of cocaine that was shipped from Mexico to WA shores in 2022, with their bungled and “comical” attempts to retrieve it played out in front of a Perth court. ... At the time it was the largest drug bust in Australian history and was part of an even bigger interception of around a billion dollars worth of cocaine that was destined for our shores. ~ https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/mexico-to-wa-couriers-sentenced-for-massive-1-2-tonne-comedy-of-errors-cocaine-conspiracy-20250926-p5my80.html?ref=rss https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/mexico...
- wmf 1y ago
  It's an island with a small number of ports and airports that are easier to monitor?
- cavisne 1y ago
  Heavily cut with cheaper substances, with no alternatives
- satori99 1y ago
  It is wealthy people in highly affluent harbourside suburbs who are the customers for cocaine in Australia. It is not being consumed by 'junkies'. https://au.news.yahoo.com/affluent-suburb-called-drug-issue-062700184.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/affluent-suburb-called-drug-issue-...

jimt1234 1y ago

> in Australia [a kilo] can reach over $250,000 WTF?! Why is it so expensive in Australia?

Avicebron 1y ago
shipping?
- bot403 1y ago
  Tarrifs?
  - nativeit 1y ago
    Macroeconomics?
defrost 1y ago
Boomers with seven or more rental houses: Despite a cost-of-living crisis, Dr Hurley said there are enough people with plenty of disposable cash to ensure the demand remains high. "We generally have a good standard of living, therefore we can afford the price of cocaine." ~ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-20/why-cocaine-keeps-washing-up-on-nsw-beaches/103335534 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-20/why-cocaine-keeps-was... It might relate to amateurs dealing with sharks and the ocean increasing the risk - Australian airports are pretty tight for bulk smuggling, transit shipping through the ports is looser, but the preferred method for tonnes of drugs is to transfer from a container ship to a small boat - which often goes wrong (not enough to stem the tide, enough to see a tonne of coke on the beach every year). eg: Mexico to WA: Couriers sentenced for massive 1.2 tonne cocaine conspiracy (2025) Six men have been sentenced over the attempted importation of 1.2 tonnes of cocaine that was shipped from Mexico to WA shores in 2022, with their bungled and “comical” attempts to retrieve it played out in front of a Perth court. ... At the time it was the largest drug bust in Australian history and was part of an even bigger interception of around a billion dollars worth of cocaine that was destined for our shores. ~ https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/mexico-to-wa-couriers-sentenced-for-massive-1-2-tonne-comedy-of-errors-cocaine-conspiracy-20250926-p5my80.html?ref=rss https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/mexico...
wmf 1y ago
It's an island with a small number of ports and airports that are easier to monitor?
cavisne 1y ago
Heavily cut with cheaper substances, with no alternatives
satori99 1y ago
It is wealthy people in highly affluent harbourside suburbs who are the customers for cocaine in Australia. It is not being consumed by 'junkies'. https://au.news.yahoo.com/affluent-suburb-called-drug-issue-062700184.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/affluent-suburb-called-drug-issue-...