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The cocaine comeback

30.12.2025
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Demand for cocaine around the world has exploded. Production is at record highs. Law enforcement can barely keep up. Cocaine is back in a big way.

This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.

Photo by Matthieu Delaty / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images.

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