Europe's cocaine habit is devastating South America
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“Cocaine is the criminal steroid”
Ecuador was known for decades as Latin America’s ‘island of peace’. It didn’t have the violent drug cartels that sow chaos in Mexico and Colombia or the high murder rates of Brazil and Venezuela. That is until a series of events completely overhauled the drug trade and Ecuador found itself with the world’s most valuable trafficking route. Just a few years later, Ecuador has the highest murder-rate in South America and criminal gangs are threatening to overrun the country. This video explains why Ecuador has become so violent, and reveals what Europe has to do with it.
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Correction:
7:27 Romania and Bulgaria are mislabeled on the map shown, and should be swapped.
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@Search-Party 16 днів тому
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@ground_news 16 днів тому
Very informative! Thank you for continuing to share our mission Search Party! If anyone's interested in getting the full picture of issues like the one in this video, check out the link in the description and let us know if you have any questions.
@PaszerDye 16 днів тому
It's kinda jarring when you cut between your own narration and splices of dialog from your interview with the expert so many times.
@lukemurray4950 16 днів тому
This is more anti white racism. If we are selling drugs, we are taking advantage and destroying people/communities. If we consume them, all of sudden we are not the victims of the drug dealers, we are still the ones taking advantage and destorying people/communties. What is so ironic is the narrative no matter what way you spin it, always has the white people in a position of power.
@RhiannonSenpai 16 днів тому
7:27 Please correct this mistake with the map.
@eligerus2622 16 днів тому
@@RhiannonSenpai Oh he mixed up Bulgaria and Romania. Kind of embarassing.
@franku5099 16 днів тому
Why cartels are not considered terrorist organizations is beyond me.
@ericktellez7632 16 днів тому
Because they are not, they are businesses, organizations the word cartel is actually a business terms its not related to criminals, it defines a company that controls a sector, second there is no extra power needed to combat drug trafficking by using the terror denomination, they are not driven by ideology but money and third you do not have the support of the public in their home countries and something the US learned well is you can’t do anything without the locals supporting you thats how they lost Afghanistan AND Iraq.
@Harry_Tick 14 днів тому
because they own our politicians as much as the Mexican ones.
@Harry_Tick 14 днів тому
@@ericktellez7632yea, newspeak can make terrorist thugs into businessmen. Excellent propaganda. Sinaloa says checks in the mail.
@MrAlen6e 14 днів тому
That will do nothing, the US War on drugs has been going practically for half a century now and production and demand continue to increase..
@sonnylambert4893 13 днів тому
@@ericktellez7632pedantic short sighted self serving codswallop
@carlosgarnica 16 днів тому
I'm Ecuadorian and I loved this video. Even though I have been quite in touch with local news on the criminal surge, I was surprised with numerous ties this video made, such as the role of the peace treaty with FARC in the violence over here. Great video
@abovesewbelow6664 16 днів тому
South America Never blames itself Corruption will become cancer
@beastjemzo 16 днів тому
Liar
@user-no6um2if9c 15 днів тому
Of course we do need more snow from S.America and more toys from North America greetings🇪🇺🥳
@davedennison7386 7 днів тому
Supply and demand, a tale as old as the hills....
@baquerizojp 16 днів тому
I am from Ecuador and this video explains it incredibly well. It is unbelievable how fast things have changed here, and how bad it has gotten. It does affect everyone's daily lives, everyone know someone affected, everyone is somehow afraid, or avoids going out at night or exposing themselves. It is a real issue that needs to be in the spotlight. Thanks Sam for your videos and research!
@thelifewithnate 16 днів тому
Where in Ecuador are you from just out of curiosity? How is the situation from now compared to 5 years ago?
@baquerizojp 16 днів тому
@@thelifewithnate I am from Guayaquil, the main port city mentioned in the video. The situation is very bad compared to what it was before. It is very complicated and kinda hard to explain in a message, but you can research the case Metastasis, which is ongoing and get more details about what is happening.
@Agent-mb1xx 16 днів тому
what have you done against it? A comment on the internet, good job
@catharperfect7036 16 днів тому
It's the suppliers who are to blame, not the US.
@j.w.213 15 днів тому
and yet it's not the fault of anyone else but your country.
@ToGuHe9601 16 днів тому
Topic for a video idea: the issue of U.S. pedophiles coming to Colombia and the issue with sex trafficking as a whole, today it is a very relevant topic in the country
@thelifewithnate 16 днів тому
That's actually a really good topic to cover. I believe someone from Florida was busted for pedophile activities in Colombia recently which was sickening.
@SweetSourPickle 16 днів тому
Also Why Thailand is what it is today.
@samijay 16 днів тому
German all over Thailand too
@wilsito1999 14 днів тому
+1 and not only from US. They also come from Europe and Israel
@deesus1085 14 днів тому
All the Colombians illegally crossing the USA are being arrested for crimes against minors. Total pedos.
@paulhanet 17 днів тому
Hello. There's a mistake at 7:27, Romania and Bulgaria are wrongly labeled. Thank you and keep up the good work :)
@vladomota9732 16 днів тому
Americans man...
@Search-Party 16 днів тому
Thanks for catching that. My mistake -- will issue a correction.
@erikvoitus7488 16 днів тому
Spoilers
@schwi5425 16 днів тому
@@vladomota9732 It’s a minor editing mistake it’s not that deep dude
@abdulahmed738 16 днів тому
@@vladomota9732 americans doesnt even know what bulgaria or romania is 😂
@RandomGuy-hb3ub 16 днів тому
As an Ecuadorian thank you so much for bringing attention to this topic, people have short memories and tend to forget things as soon as they leave the news.
@bradavon 15 днів тому
Ecuador isn't a market of peace if you're a white tourist. 6 months travelling through Latin America. No problems. 2 weeks to the end, robbed 3 times in Guayaquil in 2 weeks.
@OnlineSafety-ng7et 13 днів тому
So I guess Indian, Vietnamese and Singaporean tourists are safe to travel through Ecuador, right?
@kangaroo4847 13 днів тому
@@OnlineSafety-ng7etSometimes thieves see Indians as ‘cheap’ and think there’s no point in trying to rob them
@patrickferguson7603 11 днів тому
@@OnlineSafety-ng7etVery likely.
@claycassin8437 10 днів тому
Traveling in Ecuador myself, I knew to stay out of Guayaquil long ago- 2016 and 2017, except for using the excellent bus station to transit to a safer area. The city was already not a place to be as a tourist. I can see it has not improved. I'm very sorry you were not properly warned.
@thelifewithnate 16 днів тому
As a wise man once said, "cocaine is a hell of a drug". All jokes aside, my heart goes out to the people of Ecuador with how fast the situation is worsening. I had no idea it was that bad with that and the Latin American region.
@BenjaminIMeszaros 16 днів тому
I hate to say it, but legalizing drugs seems to be the best way to combat criminal activity across the board here
@thetruthfromthefuture 16 днів тому
Yes, it seemed to have worked in Portugal. Legalization doesn't work everywhere unfortunately. I think it depends on many factors for legalization to work.
@Utilizador-gs3lx 15 днів тому
@@thetruthfromthefuture We discrimnalized drug users not drug sellers ,anyone selling drugs will still be charged
@doublejacketjimmy391 15 днів тому
Nah its not that simple.
@gringopapi6985 14 днів тому
You have to pick your poison here on decriminalizing. I think many pro drug war people are looking for zero drugs in society and won’t accept anything else even thou the consequences are worse.
@thetruthfromthefuture 14 днів тому
@@Utilizador-gs3lx in Portugal?
@b.j.880 16 днів тому
It's interesting to see how, for most Colombians, the peace deal meant nothing, as FARC splinter cells still formed or stray members joined other armed groups. But it did mean something, both for Venezuela and Ecuador. An interesting subject of focus for a video could be the de-facto dollarization of Venezuela, and how informal markets make up the entire economy nowadays.
@rafaelbeltran8803 16 днів тому
As a Colombian, all I can say is that FARC have not ceased operations, but they were given representation in the senate 😢
@wilsito1999 14 днів тому
Lo que hay ahora son disidencias que han aprovechado la ausencia del Estado en lugares antes controlados por las extintas FARC. Las disidencias != FARC.
@johnnyflores5954 14 днів тому
Representation in the government, doesn’t mean you have power, especially in Colombia.
@MrAlen6e 14 днів тому
They were only give 3 terms. The government broke the agreements , never delivered in its promises so off course people who had absolutely nothing would go back to what they only knew.
@CRAIG5835 12 днів тому
Really? The LYING Farcers!
@josegabriel6612977 6 днів тому
As a Colombian the official stance is that they are a residual armed group known as FARC dissidents. The original and official FARC even got out of the USA terrorist group list.
@chesthoIe 16 днів тому
No one prefers synthetic opioids. I'd argue cocaine's drop off started in America when they started adulterating it with synthetic opioids.
@MrKarlhub405 16 днів тому
You got a point ☝
@miproduction6196 16 днів тому
People sure as hell prefer synthetic opoids what are you talking about? OxyContin, hydrocodones? Hydro/oxymorphone? May I go on?
@miproduction6196 16 днів тому
Oh my bad tho maybe I misunderstood haha not all the way thru the vid yet
@chesthoIe 16 днів тому
@@miproduction6196 None of those are synthetic my dude. It's Fentanyl, and like alphamethylfentanyl, 3-methylthiofentanyl, acetyl-alphamethylfentanyl, bullshit. No one likes them.
@miproduction6196 16 днів тому
@@chesthoIe is semi-synthetic still not synthetic?
@41chemist19 17 днів тому
It's almost like making items and consumables illegal causes more problems than it solves. Didn't we learn this during Prohibition a century ago?
@lukemurray4950 16 днів тому
This whole argument has been fully debunked. The more liberal societies on drugs have far higher drug problems than those who strictly criminalise it. Just look at Singapore, Saudi Arabia etc. Then compare them to places like Oragon in tge United States who got rid of all drug laws.
@grimaffiliations3671 16 днів тому
portugal was ahead of the curve legalizing that stuff
@goncalo33 16 днів тому
@@grimaffiliations3671 We didn't legalize it per se; we just allow people to carry small amounts for personal consumption. Drug dealers, etc. are still criminals and punished as such, according to the law.
@SASMADBRUV7 16 днів тому
Does that logic apply with guns though
@41chemist19 16 днів тому
@@SASMADBRUV7 absolutely
@carlettdecker7295 14 днів тому
This is very well researched! Living the chaos and violence daily can sometimes be overwhelming and makes you forget how we got to this point. This was a sad but important video to watch and thanks for covering this topic
@jdak80 16 днів тому
Ecuadorian here. This video does not show that Ecuador had more equality than Colombia, Venezuela or Peru. However, starting 2016, inequality grew through tax cuts to the rich, and lack of social investment, driving the poor and uneducated to be attracted to crime.
@siaslolo 16 днів тому
Same story in most of latin america, here in Costa Rica, the breach between low and middle class and the elites is growing exponentially, a lot of young people have really no other choice than to be part of the cartels, or be killed.
@user-uo2bk7vz2l 16 днів тому
Yes. This video lacked a lot of context. I've seen interviews with Ecuador's former foreign minister, Guillame Long, who explains the link between the US and Ecuador's new right-wing government, including how Diana Salazar is doing the prosecutorial bidding of the US and is being groomed to be the next leader of Ecuador.
@Rotwold 16 днів тому
Name a more iconic combination than the US government supporting right-wing politicians and their country becoming a failed state.
@Baseballboy7197 15 днів тому
Yup so let’s blame the Europeans like the title suggests? No accountability from any of these third world countries
@franbalcal 14 днів тому
how do you propose to solve the problem. @@Baseballboy7197
@DarkysLPs 13 днів тому
Coke used to be a really upper class kind of drug, but the prices have sunk so low that it's actually become more affordable. And I think that is the main issue here, quality is up, prices are down. Yet it is still insanely profitable.
@ibec69 15 днів тому
Nobody in the world is going to stop doing coke. It’s not realistic. They should just legalise it and let it become South America’s number one export.
@elGamiReal 14 днів тому
Pretty much, cigarettes are legal
@krankvegann 13 днів тому
Most rational druggie solution, cocaine is highly addictive, I don't see a world where making it legal is a good thing.
@sonnylambert4893 13 днів тому
@@krankvegannhe's never been around deranged violent crackheads obviously
@sonnylambert4893 13 днів тому
@@elGamiRealgenius level comparison 👍🤡
@sonnylambert4893 13 днів тому
That and ' regulation for safe supply" are the 2 things dummies parrot the most. Our governments can bomb the world for oil, gold, diamonds, opium but won't bomb the coca fields to prevent the insane crime and health issues across " the West" due to coke and crack. Because chaos is used to rule us and they re junkies themselves who can afford endless untainted supplies and hiding from general society in their resorts, summer homes, yachts, etc
@amarantahh93 16 днів тому
"El día que dejen de comprar, ése día dejamos de vender".
@abbasshachem3383 16 днів тому
So it's okay to let gangs rules south America, right? And it's okay to make cocaine?
@bhenezar6246 9 днів тому
🎉
@santanaeatis8239 16 днів тому
THANK YOU FOR THESE STORIES
@eLSkilo 16 днів тому
As a guy from the hoods of Guayaquil, let me tell you, GTA is fcking safe compared to this crazy city, personally I like it bc I’m one of those who likes to break the laws everyday and this city is sin city, but it’s not for everyone, bullets, guns, dangerous girls, dangerous party’s, massacres in parties (came to kill one, but ended up killing the entire party stuff) gets in your head, I didn’t notice until I reunited with old friend who fled from country before the “war” and the tell me that I clearly have ptsd from living here. Like we cannot hear a motorcycle without losing our shit. Same with tinted cars, and no plate cars. I know I could be killed this same day but I enjoy and most importantly, I really love my city.
@guestofearth 16 днів тому
Stay safe out there brother. Wish you all the best.
@ShubhamMishrabro 16 днів тому
Average ptsd affected person
@Dollybird198 7 днів тому
I love ur honesty ❤🎉.. we can only work with what were given … Stay safe 🙌🙌 Bless you and avoid those girls ❤
@PokhrajRoy. 17 днів тому
Welcome back, Sam! Praying for lesser gaps between videos and you’re speedily headed to 350K subscribers.
@gnaneswarchintalapati2336 16 днів тому
can you please share the sources used in this video.....great video btw
@Search-Party 16 днів тому
Just added them to the description, thanks for asking!
@gnaneswarchintalapati2336 16 днів тому
@@Search-Party Thanks for the sources.......the topics you choose are always very intriguing, it would be great if u continue to add sources in your future videos
@charlieyuncken7674 16 днів тому
Sam your videos are a gift. Thanks for all your hard work, it’s inspiring.
@hectorruilovavidal5654 16 днів тому
Thank you for shinning a light to my countries problems
@tjadams8 16 днів тому
I love this kind of work, you & Johnny are doing. Keep up the hard work, its only up from here. If you ever need an extra researcher or anything, feel free to reach out. I'd love to help, if needed.
@AyushSingh-tj3hq 16 днів тому
Loved the animation !🤩
@Leon_George 16 днів тому
Your animation is insane! The effort put into visualising huge data sets would make any Geographer glee!
@BobbyBermuda1986 15 днів тому
Did that British guy really refer to South Americans as "The Latins"?! LMAO "SPARTA!!!"
@ObeyBanksy 16 днів тому
If there's a market for it people will procure it. Regardless of laws rules and regulations. Either that money goes to governments in taxes or just funds Illegal Drug Cartels.
@salted_lizard 16 днів тому
I have bad news for you if you think it is possible to separate drugs from violence and crime.
@ObeyBanksy 16 днів тому
@@salted_lizard worked great with cannabis
@TierraD2021 16 днів тому
Great work as always. If I could just suggest something, proper English subtitles on these videos would always be much appreciated. The automated one is decent but at times difficult to read (due to no punctuation or pauses in speech), or simply misses entire words. Subtitles are a great help to both ESL peeps and deaf/hearing impaired folks.
@bvanstratum 16 днів тому
Amazing video as always. You’ve long secured a permanent viewer here.
@juanpablomanrique450 16 днів тому
About Colombian peace agreement, it didn’t solve it, we are still struggling with guerrillas like FARC and ELN
@REDWT1 16 днів тому
Ecuador is a beautiful country, I have many relatives there. After a decade of watching President Correa destroy Ecuador and the run scares to Belgium, the people have rallied behind President Noboa and I wish his admin the best. Viva Ecuador 🇪🇨
@ericktellez7632 16 днів тому
Are you an *mbecile? The peak for Ecuador was during Correa’s tenure, he made Ecuador the second safest country in Latin America, one of the lowest poverty rate in the region, close to no unemployment, everything started to get worse when Lenin replaced him and thats on the stats its not an opinion. Running to Belgium? Noboa literally ran to Miami with his tail tucked when he nearly made Mexico blockade your ports.
@abesniff3678 16 днів тому
You are right, one of the most beautiful countries, period. It is heartbreaking to see the wonderful people suffering. Honest question: Colombia is a Narco state, has been for quite a while, from police, fiscalia and secret services up to governments at any level. Is this happening in Ecaudor now? Could it be that Lenin Moreno's kinda coup d'etat within Correa's party was part of the takeover? I mean however bad Correa's policies might have been, there was an obvious influence from outside of politics, right? I hope so much that the people of Ecuador can recover security and prosperity, the Salvadorians showed that unconventional measures can be successful.
@JShayParlay 16 днів тому
Great Video Thanks!
@jasper4036 16 днів тому
Really infromative video and it's been so awesome to see the progress of search party, really well done. Got a video idea though, as an Australian and an IR student one thing that's been discussed recently that intersects the US, Australia and China is what is going on in the Solomon Islands and their upcoming elections, I think a search party video and some great maps could really elevate the story of that islands politics and the geostrategic situation taking place there. Keep up the awesome work and there is a sporting dimension to it as they recently held they recently held the Pacific games.
@aegoni6176 15 днів тому
I mean, not our fault their cocos quality are so good, did you know what we had prior to them?
@beatrizcascelli 16 днів тому
Extremely well-researched video! Thanks for sharing such good explanation to your audience! (and you look very handsome too!)
@originstory-earth 15 днів тому
Great vid, Sam!
@PotentialExergy2 10 днів тому
Great content!! Keep it up!
@colemanbar1 6 днів тому
Fascinating story and incredible animation work as always 👏another great Search Party vid
@Search-Party 4 дні тому
Thank you so much 😀
@DavidLimofLimReport 16 днів тому
Good vid. Just the ad bit for Ground News took a good chunk of the vid.
@Steveinthailand 13 днів тому
Great video, thanx. Ive very saddened by the situation in Equador. Btw: as a former journalist, ive enjoyed using Ground News. It has helped debunk so many sensational stories written about North Korea. Subscribed
@paulochikwekwe7862 16 днів тому
Good journalism at its best am a fan of this channel
@user-cl5kj7oq6y 16 днів тому
The uk rn is experiencing a cocaine epidemic. I left for the military in 2012, at that point I was already pretty concerned with my working class friends drug habits, now I’m home and they’ve been joined by my middle class friends. Apparently it’s completely normal now to use cocaine on a weeknight, as if it were a light beer or two.
@Dollybird198 7 днів тому
Same as buying a packet of Fags atm😢
@ArturoVilchez92 16 днів тому
So you are putting the blame on the consumers? 😂 dude wtf
@Nikita_and День тому
Where do you get such amazing music for these videos Sam?
@cardiacresp 15 днів тому
We need to end the war on drugs, it’s been a massive failure, legalizing and regulating it is the only way for this to end
@catto2541 14 днів тому
would like to see a long format video from this channel.
@coelthomas 15 днів тому
Kinda disappointed how you didnt discuss the issues of prohibition at all, and simply blamed consumers. Would you have covered alcohol prohibition in the same way?
@nsa867 13 днів тому
What editing app are you using for video making?
@Search-Party 12 днів тому
Adobe After Effects for animation, Adobe Premier for editing.
@nsa867 12 днів тому
@@Search-Party tbh wasn't expecting for a reply, thanks a lot. Keep up the good work.🙏
@Peterigepan 5 днів тому
Major oversight: in Europe we think that with opening of borders, gangs organised paneuropean, whilst governments did not at all. This way, the government agencies were at huge disadvantages
@RobbotChong 15 днів тому
No, the unregulated ban of coca is devastating south america. You nerver read about the central stimulating drug coffee devastating south america are you? Well if there was a unregulated ban on coffee we sure would cuz there is No way europeans would give up their coffee ever.
@learth216 16 днів тому
I wish that ad was longer
@Jukeboksi 14 днів тому
I've been thinking the same as this video title for some time now. The demand out there for this shit is enormous. Everyone says the same bullshit: "Me using/buying or not isn't going to change anything". The negative effects are quietly accepted or ignored.
@SweetSourPickle 16 днів тому
What was that series called? On Netflix about cocaine smuggling from South America to Europe.
@sburn1919 15 днів тому
Zero zero zero
@sburn1919 15 днів тому
Zero zero zero
@kitnoble417 16 днів тому
You should do a video on the space industry and we’re it’s heading
@Jojo-bm4tb 16 днів тому
awesome but we need frequent and longer uploads.
@Asterix796 16 днів тому
pls cover the SRI LANKAN CIVIL WAR REALLY INTERESTING
@Eltener123 16 днів тому
I wouldn't want to see the comments section under that video
@JakeStevyson 16 днів тому
Rajiv Gandhi assassination was one of the spark of the Civil War
@bloop_official 17 днів тому
Search Party, You are overtaking Johnny Harris video by video.
@that_flnger 17 днів тому
He created a beast he can't handle
@RapNerds166 16 днів тому
It's just Sam being a better journalist after all.
@high-captainofangbandgothm3926 16 днів тому
less sensationalistic videos and titles and less contorted history are more than welcome because the bar is LOW
@tengille 16 днів тому
@@RapNerds166 they literally work together???
@RapNerds166 16 днів тому
@@tengille Yes and no. Johnny Harris and his team help Sam things here and there (if you're in the industry, you will know what an executive producer does) but Search Party is basically Sam's work. If you watched Sam's works at Vox before, you could easily tell who the main guy behind this channel is.
@giulianocantadore6739 16 днів тому
That was a really great video, very informative! Nevertheless, I think that one important thing was left out. When you mentioned that the cycle begins in the Andes Mountains, where the Coca leaves are grown, the spectator can get the impression that these leaves are only good for producing the dr*g, and therefore countries should fight its cultivation to begin with. On reality, the indigenous populations of the andes have cultivated the plant since times immemorial, because chewing them helps to counter the symptoms of altitude sickness (quite important thing in a region of the world where there are full fledged cities up 4000m in the mountains). Coca leaves even have religious importance to some communities. I think that there wouldn't be a need to go in depth about the cultural significance nor the medical benefits of Coca leaves, but a very brief sidenote on the issue would do real good.
@Colnefix 15 днів тому
7:28 you made a mistake where over romania you wrote bulgaria and wrote bulgaria over romania
@jonathan.gasser 15 днів тому
Hey, I have an idea: how about legalizing cocaine and taxing it like alcohol?
@backaholic 13 днів тому
What software is that?
@raymondc96 15 днів тому
Sam what monitor are you using?
@diego001 16 днів тому
I’m Ecuadorian, and I believe the big problem with Ecuador is the official corruption. This is the source of a lot of the bureaucracy in Ecuador and the reason criminal gangs did get this rich, powerful, and dangerous. If the Ecuadorian state is serious about ending these problems, they’re going to have to start from the top - the official corruption. Ecuador needs a court similar to what the Colombians did in the 1990s with Proceso 8.000.
@thelifewithnate 16 днів тому
Mate, do you have family still living in Ecuador? How bad has the situation gotten compared to a couple of years ago?
@diego001 16 днів тому
@@thelifewithnate I do have family in Guayaquil. And yeah, the situation has gotten bad, but a lot of the origins of these gangs are from official corruption that has allowed them for decades. It’s gotten bad quickly right now, but this has been simmering for a very long time and it’s only now that it’s a crisis.
@FormulaOneFix 16 днів тому
Bulgaria and Romania switched places. wow
@dominicangelo7779 12 днів тому
This video was incredible.
@devanman7920 16 днів тому
Doesn't more of it go to the United States though?
@BahaaFahmy-ch2lg 12 днів тому
I read an article called "I Wish the U.S. would declare war on Insurance" It said the so-called war made cocaine more abundant, cheaper and the quality has gone way up.
@oscar.thegreattube 14 днів тому
why doesn't the government just legalize or decriminalize it?
@jenaheys1531 13 днів тому
Bc it solves absolutely nothing
@ziqi92 16 днів тому
Gotta go after the demand, but to do that…we need to fix the economies in those destination areas.
@dwapo 16 днів тому
Simple solution - legalise every aspect of it all the way up to the border (overseas smugglers to deal with international shipping while everything related to the business nationally is fully legal). Don't over tax it either. Aim is to make it unprofitable for cartels to fight over it. In every business field there's goldilocks of what operations are adding value to the business and what eats into profits; why fight, recruit and loose soldiers, waste countless dollars on arms and operations while small family farm down the road makes bigger profit with smaller overhead by working smarter. But since politicians are on the dirty payroll, we will never see the light of day when that happens.
@KOLTHEART6 14 днів тому
Blaming euros for their “habit” that those countries flood with drugs but it’s their fault for doing them
@ASlickNamedPimpback 15 днів тому
Search Party in 1834: "China's cocaine habit is devastating the British Raj"
@TheJubess 16 днів тому
This was good but I feel it could be a little more detailed on some parts. Like for on solutions or whats being done about it.
@pauljewett8844 16 днів тому
Can you make a video on the NFL’s possible expansion into Europe, and all the logistics that would go into that, and if it’s even feasible at all? Thank you so much for the content!!
@tengille 16 днів тому
Wendover Productions did a video on that some years back ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qHqQgIt9eYmg0oE.html
@pauljewett8844 16 днів тому
@@tengille I know, but I would love to see this guy cover it because it’s right up their alley
@yuckmouth 13 днів тому
Ever since I was a little boy, I always wondered, why don't they treat the buyer as severely as the seller? Possession of cocaine should get you 5 years in prison. Problem solved.
@arontung 14 днів тому
Same issues in Europe. Gang violence has escalated and become more vicious & violent like never before. Started around 2012.
@Teo-Clata 15 днів тому
7:28 you got Bulgaria and Romania mixed up on the map
@geoffl 13 днів тому
the unintended consequences of drug prohibition
@RodrigodaMotta 16 днів тому
I think that we could use this title for basically every interaction between Europe and south America since 15th century. Great video and amazing work!
@beniaminmarin1596 11 днів тому
The territory on which you wrote Bulgaria is actually Romania and vice versa.
@yungdoma 16 днів тому
Amazing work keep it coming!
@seandelaney1700 13 днів тому
I'm in Latin America and was sad to learn how Ecuador's crime has risen, I was told much of it comes from displaced Venezuelans, and not just Ecuador. Anyone else have knowledge on this?
@JTProductions3 16 днів тому
Odd you didn't mention Australia. Huge market here!
@melooo3347 16 днів тому
I like for this Chanel and Jhonny’s they always make the problems in the world be Europe’s fault 😅
@Dysprosio2 16 днів тому
I came under the impression that cocaine users in Europe are the only ones responsible for the violence in Latin America. Sorry, but this is almost offensive. And decriminalizing drugs in Europe should be an urgent response.
@ericktellez7632 16 днів тому
Americans have a larger share of the blame given that nearly all guns in Latin America are smuggled and bought legally in the USA
@Random_Iceberg 15 днів тому
@@ericktellez7632 By illegals
@electrolytics 14 днів тому
You can always tell the emotionally immature drug addicts by their pleas for drug legalization.
@JackHayford-mg4xf 14 днів тому
Absolutely love your videos! Video idea: You should do a video on Athletic Club Bilbao’s transfer policy in comparison to other European football teams. Athletic club have an unwritten rule whereby the club will only sign players who were born in the Basque Country or who learned their football skills at a Basque club. They’ve also just won the Copa del Rey in Spain.
@sharmony8403 16 днів тому
I find it really interesting as a westerner how the conversation on the drug trade always focuses on US/EU but we never hear anything about Asia and Australia and their routes and issues. You never hear for example news about drugs in China/S Korea/Japan and always leaves me wondering why this is? Are there no drug issues in these countries? is it poorly documented in the West? do they have solutions that prevented this trade in their regions which the West could learn from? would be a really interesting video topic for a Western audiance imo.
@tempy2440 16 днів тому
It's an issue of low media exposure for English speakers and steep Steep STEEP penalites for drugs in Eastern Asia. Talking about prison or death penalty for small amount of possession. This leads to natives wanting no hand in either consumption or distribution.
@srajandikshit7590 16 днів тому
@@tempy2440 well it has only limited success. Drug problem still exist in certain parts of such countries.
@ours1209 12 днів тому
You left out the trail FARC ran which is also up grabs! It ran from Guayaquil through Colombia then loaded onto small boats to MX.
@feelincrispy7053 16 днів тому
This reminds me of old Johnny videos before his ego went to the moon
@nassernathan 16 днів тому
By the way am also noticing it some how
@overlordnahak 6 днів тому
7:07 is somewhat misleading, there is no route over land through the Darién gap.
@RodrigoBonino-ft7xg 7 днів тому
Nice video!! Would like to propose a second part that explains and integrates the routes through Africa. These last years have shown several disrupting events in the sahel (Jihadism, military coups, civil wars, etc.) and I'm sure they've affected for better or for worse.
@tudi 15 днів тому
7:27 Bulgaria is south of Romania, not viceversa 😅
@TrueStoryDocsChannel 16 днів тому
Amazing video!🎉❤
@pedrothewise2584 9 днів тому
even in my remote pueblo in the mountains of andalucia its rife. loads of folk use it.
@niggolas9492 16 днів тому
Maybe interesting for international viewers: Here in Germany we have things called coke-taxis in every lager city. You just call them, they pick you up you drive around the block, therewhile exchanging money and every drug you want, but mostly coke. You get the numbers via telegram groups or dealers just post stickers with their numbers on traffic lights e.g. And in basically every (techno) club it’s absolutely common to stand in line for a toiletcabine to get in there and snort a few lines with your 3-4 friends.
@TikoVerhelst 16 днів тому
Same in the Netherlands/Belgium. "A shopping street full of signs for drugs. It's not real, but it exists. On your phone, on Telegram." is how a Dutch news organiation described it, meanwhile showing real Dutch examples they came across after just a couple of hours on the app. In Marseille in France, they even put the prices in graffiti on walls. Demand in Europe is most certainly still high and we need to do more against. No the people who trade it, but the people who use it. (Rotterdam and Antwerp are in a constant battle which city is preferred by drug criminals that year.)
@Armored_Ariete 16 днів тому
had a german bf he loved coke lol
@diogorodrigues747 14 днів тому
@@TikoVerhelst "No the people who trade it, but the people who use it." - People should stop acting like irrational apes and should see actual successful examples and what was made to stop the spread of both illegal drug markets and drug consumption. I'll say to you that that strategy of punishing the people that use drugs will have very reduced effects, or likely no effect at all. Focus more on examples like Portugal and not the US or the Philippines.
@TikoVerhelst 14 днів тому
@@diogorodrigues747 Your ideas are literally what I was saying, but ok...... (I never use the word 'punish', do I?)
@TheInfamousCanadian 2 дні тому
Is there really a land route? From another doc I was watching there is no direct road and it's extremely dense snd difficult on foot I doubt all that cocaine is going north by foot
@wawo9193 10 днів тому
I am subscribed and like every video but for some reason i dont get shown videos until theyre a week old or so. Seems like bad algorithm tendencies
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