Traditionally associated with celebrities or high-paid executives, cocaine used to be too expensive for most people. But in the past 30 years, the price has fallen by an estimated 80 – 90%. By lowering the price, traffickers have been able to expand the market. But how does it get from producer to consumer? What happens at each stage of its journey and who are the main links in the commodity chain? We follow the cocaine route from the jungles of Colombia to uptown Paris.
The cocaine industry is one of the most profitable in the world. Selling at $1000 a kilo in Colombia, the same amount is worth €30,000 in Paris. Traffickers are constantly devising new routes and imaginative ways to outwit the police.
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For months, we infiltrated the La Línea cartel, following the cocaine trail from Mexico to New York. We reveal the heart of the Mexican-US drugs trade.
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They are one of the most notorious, violent gangs in Central America, turning cities into war zones and threatening the authority of the state. Thierry Gayton is one of the few journalists in the world to have filmed the Maras, their lives and their crimes.
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