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@ground_news

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

7:27 Please correct this mistake with the map.

@eligerus2622

Ай бұрын

​@@RhiannonSenpai Oh he mixed up Bulgaria and Romania. Kind of embarassing.

Why cartels are not considered terrorist organizations is beyond me.

@ericktellez7632

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

because they own our politicians as much as the Mexican ones.

@Harry_Tick

Ай бұрын

​@@ericktellez7632yea, newspeak can make terrorist thugs into businessmen. Excellent propaganda. Sinaloa says checks in the mail.

@MrAlen6e

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

​@@ericktellez7632pedantic short sighted self serving codswallop

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

Ай бұрын

South America Never blames itself Corruption will become cancer

@beastjemzo

Ай бұрын

Liar

@user-no6um2if9c

Ай бұрын

Of course we do need more snow from S.America and more toys from North America greetings🇪🇺🥳

@davedennison7386

Ай бұрын

Supply and demand, a tale as old as the hills....

I started doing drugs 23 years ago as a teenage, got addicted to cocaine. Spent my whole life fighting cocaine addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Cocaine addiction actually destroyed my life. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

@SharonFalcon-fj7nb

20 күн бұрын

Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.

@nicholda436

20 күн бұрын

Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.

@samhenry75

20 күн бұрын

Yes very sure of Dr.benfungi

@SandraJulia-lw3kd

20 күн бұрын

Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind

@StephenHackle

20 күн бұрын

How do i reach out to him? Is he on Instagram

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Also Why Thailand is what it is today.

@samijay

Ай бұрын

German all over Thailand too

@wilsito1999

Ай бұрын

+1 and not only from US. They also come from Europe and Israel

@renemejias1842

Ай бұрын

​@SweetSourPickle lol I hope your not so stupid to think that is the reason people visit Thailand. It is a beautiful country with so much to offer.

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

Ай бұрын

Where in Ecuador are you from just out of curiosity? How is the situation from now compared to 5 years ago?

@baquerizojp

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

what have you done against it? A comment on the internet, good job

@catharperfect7036

Ай бұрын

It's the suppliers who are to blame, not the US.

@j.w.213

Ай бұрын

and yet it's not the fault of anyone else but your country.

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

Ай бұрын

So I guess Indian, Vietnamese and Singaporean tourists are safe to travel through Ecuador, right?

@kangaroo4847

Ай бұрын

@@OnlineSafety-ng7etSometimes thieves see Indians as ‘cheap’ and think there’s no point in trying to rob them

@patrickferguson7603

Ай бұрын

@@OnlineSafety-ng7etVery likely.

@claycassin8437

Ай бұрын

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.

@rolfgrupp7228

12 күн бұрын

Guayaquil is special😢 and some other tows at the coast. Indigens are very honest.

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.

Hello. There's a mistake at 7:27, Romania and Bulgaria are wrongly labeled. Thank you and keep up the good work :)

@vladomota9732

Ай бұрын

Americans man...

@Search-Party

Ай бұрын

Thanks for catching that. My mistake -- will issue a correction.

@erikvoitus7488

Ай бұрын

Spoilers

@schwi5425

Ай бұрын

@@vladomota9732 It’s a minor editing mistake it’s not that deep dude

@abdulahmed738

Ай бұрын

@@vladomota9732 americans doesnt even know what bulgaria or romania is 😂

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.

No one prefers synthetic opioids. I'd argue cocaine's drop off started in America when they started adulterating it with synthetic opioids.

@MrKarlhub405

Ай бұрын

You got a point ☝

@miproduction6196

Ай бұрын

People sure as hell prefer synthetic opoids what are you talking about? OxyContin, hydrocodones? Hydro/oxymorphone? May I go on?

@miproduction6196

Ай бұрын

Oh my bad tho maybe I misunderstood haha not all the way thru the vid yet

@chesthoIe

Ай бұрын

@@miproduction6196 None of those are synthetic my dude. It's Fentanyl, and like alphamethylfentanyl, 3-methylthiofentanyl, acetyl-alphamethylfentanyl, bullshit. No one likes them.

@miproduction6196

Ай бұрын

@@chesthoIe is semi-synthetic still not synthetic?

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

portugal was ahead of the curve legalizing that stuff

@goncalo33

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

Does that logic apply with guns though

@41chemist19

Ай бұрын

@@SASMADBRUV7 absolutely

As a Colombian, all I can say is that FARC have not ceased operations, but they were given representation in the senate 😢

@wilsito1999

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Representation in the government, doesn’t mean you have power, especially in Colombia.

@MrAlen6e

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Really? The LYING Farcers!

@josegabriel6612977

Ай бұрын

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.

it's like playing whack-a-mole..

I hate to say it, but legalizing drugs seems to be the best way to combat criminal activity across the board here

@thetruthfromthefuture

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@thetruthfromthefuture We discrimnalized drug users not drug sellers ,anyone selling drugs will still be charged

@doublejacketjimmy391

Ай бұрын

Nah its not that simple.

@gringopapi6985

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@Utilizador-gs3lx in Portugal?

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.

@Eoin-B

28 күн бұрын

Where do you live? In Europe, it's always slightly less than a day's wage for a single gram. It only goes up over the years. Country to country where it lines up with a day's wage quite well where the further you go north the more expensive it is, bar the netherlands.

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.

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Name a more iconic combination than the US government supporting right-wing politicians and their country becoming a failed state.

@Baseballboy7197

Ай бұрын

Yup so let’s blame the Europeans like the title suggests? No accountability from any of these third world countries

@franbalcal

Ай бұрын

how do you propose to solve the problem. @@Baseballboy7197

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

Ай бұрын

Same as buying a packet of Fags atm😢

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

"El día que dejen de comprar, ése día dejamos de vender".

@abbasshachem3383

Ай бұрын

So it's okay to let gangs rules south America, right? And it's okay to make cocaine?

@bhenezar6246

Ай бұрын

🎉

Welcome back, Sam! Praying for lesser gaps between videos and you’re speedily headed to 350K subscribers.

THANK YOU FOR THESE STORIES

Sam your videos are a gift. Thanks for all your hard work, it’s inspiring.

can you please share the sources used in this video.....great video btw

@Search-Party

Ай бұрын

Just added them to the description, thanks for asking!

@gnaneswarchintalapati2336

Ай бұрын

@@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

Your animation is insane! The effort put into visualising huge data sets would make any Geographer glee!

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.

@ObeyBanksy

Ай бұрын

@@salted_lizard worked great with cannabis

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.

Thank you for shinning a light to my countries problems

Loved the animation !🤩

About Colombian peace agreement, it didn’t solve it, we are still struggling with guerrillas like FARC and ELN

Great vid, Sam!

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

Ай бұрын

Pretty much, cigarettes are legal

@krankvegann

Ай бұрын

Most rational druggie solution, cocaine is highly addictive, I don't see a world where making it legal is a good thing.

@sonnylambert4893

Ай бұрын

​@@krankvegannhe's never been around deranged violent crackheads obviously

@sonnylambert4893

Ай бұрын

​@@elGamiRealgenius level comparison 👍🤡

@sonnylambert4893

Ай бұрын

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

Amazing video as always. You’ve long secured a permanent viewer here.

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.

Great Video Thanks!

I'm from one of biggest techno /party Hotspots in Europe it's getting easier to get it and the price is going down while the quality is getting better it's like a flood

@MWatsula

5 күн бұрын

Pink fish scale??

@MWatsula

5 күн бұрын

Or yellow glass?

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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.

I mean, not our fault their cocos quality are so good, did you know what we had prior to them?

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.

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

Great content!! Keep it up!

Fascinating story and incredible animation work as always 👏another great Search Party vid

@Search-Party

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

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?

FUN FACT: In Ireland we recently found out that Sinaloa cartel had their main criminal networks situated in Kerry in some small village. Man lived there for 10 years and once he moved out and ran due to newest drug seizures, they found like loads of burner phones, sim cards etc

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.

Good vid. Just the ad bit for Ground News took a good chunk of the vid.

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

Good journalism at its best am a fan of this channel

Extremely well-researched video! Thanks for sharing such good explanation to your audience! (and you look very handsome too!)

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

Ай бұрын

Mate, do you have family still living in Ecuador? How bad has the situation gotten compared to a couple of years ago?

@diego001

Ай бұрын

@@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.

would like to see a long format video from this channel.

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.

What was that series called? On Netflix about cocaine smuggling from South America to Europe.

@sburn1919

Ай бұрын

Zero zero zero

@sburn1919

Ай бұрын

Zero zero zero

Hey, I have an idea: how about legalizing cocaine and taxing it like alcohol?

Nicely done.

Did that British guy really refer to South Americans as "The Latins"?! LMAO "SPARTA!!!"

You should do a video on the space industry and we’re it’s heading

This video was incredible.

What editing app are you using for video making?

@Search-Party

Ай бұрын

Adobe After Effects for animation, Adobe Premier for editing.

@nsa867

Ай бұрын

@@Search-Party tbh wasn't expecting for a reply, thanks a lot. Keep up the good work.🙏

awesome but we need frequent and longer uploads.

Search Party in 1834: "China's cocaine habit is devastating the British Raj"

Same issues in Europe. Gang violence has escalated and become more vicious & violent like never before. Started around 2012.

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.

Where do you get such amazing music for these videos Sam?

@Search-Party

Ай бұрын

check it out: kzread.info/dron/LB2sZa0kqPmkw2Bes59ePA.html

@Nikita_and

24 күн бұрын

@@Search-Party Thank you very much.

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.

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?

@BH-pl7vg

17 сағат бұрын

Yeah that’s a load of BS. Yes, there are certainly a heavy percentage of criminals that are Venezuelan but that’s simply due to their large presence. Pointing the finger at Venezuelans is the same as the US pointing the finger at Mexicans, Canada pointing the finger at Indians, Europeans pointing the finger at Africans, etcs. Governments always ingrain the idea into peoples heads that it’s the minorities at fault, especially those whom are entering illegally at high rates to push the blame else where. The truth is the heavy corruption within entities of authority (especially in “justice) and a lack of organization is what’s to blame. Ecuadorian gangs are mainly all Ecuadorian, Mexican gangs & cartels are mainly all Mexican, Colombian gangs, cartels and guerrilla groups are mainly Colombian, it’s simple. Follow the money and drugs then look at the politicians and criminal organizations, they tell the entire story. (Also Ecuador has been like this for a long time, it’s the sudden instability within the criminal organization eco system that cause they surge in violence as a fight for power).

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

@cottonrabbit1685

21 күн бұрын

Europe doesn't have "open border" policy but have capitalist system of free movement of goods. Fck off with this nonsense. Drugs will come

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!!

@pauljewett8844

Ай бұрын

@@tengille I know, but I would love to see this guy cover it because it’s right up their alley

Sam what monitor are you using?

I wish that ad was longer

7:27 Bulgaria is south of Romania, not viceversa 😅

end the war on drugs and the crime goes away

@buckodonnghaile4309

Ай бұрын

But it doesn't go away.

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

Ай бұрын

Stay safe out there brother. Wish you all the best.

@ShubhamMishrabro

Ай бұрын

Average ptsd affected person

@Dollybird198

Ай бұрын

I love ur honesty ❤🎉.. we can only work with what were given … Stay safe 🙌🙌 Bless you and avoid those girls ❤

@housinauthority5258

21 күн бұрын

Sounds like you need to grow up!

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.

Gotta go after the demand, but to do that…we need to fix the economies in those destination areas.

What software is that?

Odd you didn't mention Australia. Huge market here!

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.

7:28 you got Bulgaria and Romania mixed up on the map

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.

Blaming euros for their “habit” that those countries flood with drugs but it’s their fault for doing them

I'm from.Colombia and it would be great if you explained the peace treaty with FARC, and the implementation, or rather, the lack of it, I've heard a lot of stuff but can't quite understand what's going on

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

had a german bf he loved coke lol

@diogorodrigues747

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

​@@diogorodrigues747 Your ideas are literally what I was saying, but ok...... (I never use the word 'punish', do I?)

the story about fentanyl is alot more important than some coke,

Great program and presentation…..Alex🇬🇷

the unintended consequences of drug prohibition

pls cover the SRI LANKAN CIVIL WAR REALLY INTERESTING

@Eltener123

Ай бұрын

I wouldn't want to see the comments section under that video

@JakeStevyson

Ай бұрын

Rajiv Gandhi assassination was one of the spark of the Civil War

I like this Channel also, New Sub! So happy y’all found me. Thank You!👍🏽🇺🇸

What kind of analytical tools does the team use for analysis and tools for data visualization???

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!

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.

South Americas making money from cocaine habit is devastating Europe

Amazing work keep it coming!

Amazing video!🎉❤

7:28 you made a mistake where over romania you wrote bulgaria and wrote bulgaria over romania

Excellent

This is probably the first channel that has connected the dots....amazing work

Rogando por los subtítulos en español 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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