The Drug (Statistics) War: Is Cocaine Getting More Expensive?

April 17, 2009, 12:29 pm
By Marc Lacey

“To show that President Felipe Calderon of Mexico is making inroads in his battle against drug traffickers, the United States government points to the rising price of cocaine. The average price per gram of cocaine in the United States increased 21 percent, to $117.72 from $97.01, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2007, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.”

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