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It would be interesting to see how the cocaine supply line works. I imagine they'd need armored vehicles and a lot of security for the entire trip from NJ to M

• w1ntermute 12y ago
  > [Stepan employee] O'Brien runs a network of agents in Peru and Bolivia who get coca leaves from some of the same farms that supply the Colombian drug cartels. When a shipment arrives in the U.S., a high-security convoy of trucks ferries the leaves from the docks of Manhattan to Maywood, where it is greeted by a rifle-toting guard. After production, armored cars leave the building loaded with barrels of high-quality cocaine. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19941106&id=62swAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ojMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6675,1346835 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19941106&id=62...
• jonknee 12y ago
  No more so that the security used for painkillers like Oxycontin. I haven't seen armed guards doing deliveries at CVS, but you never know. There are a lot less suspicious ways to acquire cocaine than to hijack a semi.
  • jonnathanson 12y ago
    It's not unheard of for even more common drugs to travel by armored car with armed guards. Sudafed, for instance. Especially in rural areas with known meth problems.
• sk5t 12y ago
  For what it's worth, regular-looking tractor trailers loaded with valuable stuff pay visits to the US Mint and Federal Reserve buildings in downtown Philadelphia. If they take any special precautions, they aren't evident.
• knowaveragejoe 12y ago
  In reality it's likely a comparatively small supply. Flying it would also present less issues.