Question Why do large shipments of cocaine arrive in Europe with containers by sea and not with cargo plane by air?

[chemistry.mob]

I wonder why European drug lords import cocaine on a large scale from the world's top 3 cocaine producers (Colombia, Peru and Bolivia) through the largest commercial ports in Europe (Port of Rotterdam, Port of Antwerp., Port of Hamburg...) and they do not do it by air with a cargo plane, since the shipments would arrive faster, even if they were more expensive, I have rarely heard of large-scale cocaine imports by air, only sometimes I see in the news that they use private jets.
And I also wonder why imports often come from commercial ports of countries where cocaine is not manufactured (Brazil, Ecuador, Panama...)
Thank you all!!

 

[Zan444]

They do arrive with air freight. But the shipments are smaller. Just the very big shipments go through ports.

 

[auc]

I will explain in detail I know the subject well and I have many friends who export and I met great people from my country Normally the famous drug lords do that because they have the economic capacity to export several quantities, but normally several people get together, let's call them businessmen with economic capacity, they put together a pool of several tons where some of the businessmen have the direct hand of those who manufacture it, they tell Laboratories in Colombia (Chongos) are currently the guerrillas' largest producers of the product in question and have exit routes. Putting together the logistics is what the businessmen are for, the intermediary who checks the material, the carriers on the roads to reach the port, the police and customs of the fishing port must be squared to be able to enter 1 or 2 containers with several tons, they must also have the same connection for the arrival at the destination and they can download it calmly that is a way of exporting abroad by quantity

 

[chemistry.mob]

Some time ago I spoke with a Colombian farmer who was dedicated to collecting (scraping) leaves from the coca plant in the Cauca Valley, and he told me that the peasants are forced to sell coca paste to armed groups, that they are not They could sell it to civilians, is that true? o There is the possibility of importing coca base paste from Colombia to Europe.
thank you!!

 

[auc]

the raspachines collect the coca leaf, they are not the ones who sell it. those that produce the hydrochloride c. They sell it or work for the guerrillas, but if they have someone to sell it to and they pay it better, they sell it to you, it doesn't matter who the person is, the only problem is being able to enter those areas or have someone you trust who moves in those sectors and does that work for you. you because they can also kidnap you for being a foreigner but if you can buy while you have money of course you can. but that has nothing to do with export logistics, they are different businesses. I have acquaintances that you have in Spain, a 1-hand product but these businesses are very delicate and you don't play

 

[auc]

when you have money but you don't have as many connections and you don't want to pay as much taxes you buy your merchandise somewhere in colombia normally in cauca you get a car with a cove you must have a place to get to the port with 1 garage to get the product put them in suitcases with capacities of 25k each and they are thick waterproof with gps you must have square any of the 2 ways that they usually have are 1 inside the hull of the ship where the grids are, they are introduced, another modality is the torpedoes that are attached to the hull of the ship for these 2 modalities you must have expert divers and boats to load again and to approach some coast where they can take it out of the sea. Normally when divers take them out they let them go to the depth because the GPS indicates where they are and when the boat moves they arrive for them. this would be another modality

 

[auc]

By plane there is no way to export large volumes, border controls are very strict. There was a time when I heard that the departure should be to have the airport police squared and also the arrival of the destination. For suitcases, a maximum of 12k per suitcase and they charged approximately 4,000 USD per kilo at the airport exit plus what they will charge for arrival, but most of them never arrive, there they entrust themselves to the virgin and they pass until that one is warmed up. modality and it was really expensive unlike shipping by boat which is much cheaper and more quantity

 

[auc]

By plane there is no way to export large volumes, border controls are very strict. There was a time when I heard that the departure should be to have the airport police squared and also the arrival of the destination. For suitcases, a maximum of 12k per suitcase and they charged approximately 4,000 USD per kilo at the airport exit plus what they will charge for arrival, but most of them never arrive, there they entrust themselves to the virgin and they pass until that one is warmed up. modality and it was really expensive unlike shipping by boat which is much cheaper and more quantity

 

[auc]

To summarize everything is cheaper by boat than by plane and the boats can handle more quantity but yes or yes the owners of that merchandise must have all the contacts so that it arrives safely because they must have guarantees that yes or if it arrives and if something happens and it falls there is someone must answer

 

[auc]

Lastly, exports are not from Panama or Ecuador or Brazil, everything starts from Colombia. The other countries are only border bridges where there is 1 transshipment or they stop en route if the Colombian docks are impossible, they take everything to those other countries and load them there for hide much more the initial origin that is Colombia

 

[B3RS3RK]

Normally, the cargo ship inspectors are paid off, so it's just easier to import a large amount by ship, than many small amounts by air.

 

[kdelorian]

For my part, I contribute what I know in these fields. On the air side, they use it for very small quantities, maximum 10kg or so, and it is also a logistical nightmare and there are many variables, customs dogs and the same person who is responsible.

Now with cargo planes there are specific cases in cargo planes after passing the controls and after passing all the controls having people at the airport and in the company you can have an inspection by the airline security itself, arrive and force them to unload the goods to check that they do not introduce Cocaine into them. By boat it is slower but more effective. Here there are several. One of these methods is to do it with surprise, that is, a company container is opened and rewarded. It is loaded with suitcases of 20 to 25 kg and normally they are 300 to 500 kg maximum. more than anything because if you have only achieved departure then at the port of arrival you have to have the contact to know if that container is going to inspection, they are 3 colors orange, green and red, another factor also plays here, there are too many containers arriving on the same ship and it is totally impossible to inspect them all, therefore this is the most used modality at the maritime level apart from all the many others that there are. But even so, we must keep in mind that some cranes can detect the overweight of the container, so that draws attention. It is easier to detect from 500 than from 300. For example, it takes 300 to prepare the truck to enter and remove the suitcases and leave the port.

On the other hand, there is a rumor that containers that are fully paid for are loaded and unloaded normally like any other, but here we are already talking about quantities of 1 to 10 tons. The truth is, I don't know if this exists or not, but surely paying the right, very right people. Those lines really exist.

That is why I prefer distribution already at destination at a good wholesale price (if anyone has stock in Spain I would be interested) In conclusion, it is always better to ship by sea for large quantities since it is impossible to handle large quantities by plane. This is a very extensive topic that can be talked about at great length. I hope you like my information, greetings to all