The shift from the guy on the corner, to the guy in the corner office Over the years, drug dealers have taken many forms. Drug culture really exploded in the 60’s and 70’s with the hippie movement and has reshaped our society. Until that time, the most commonly abused substances in America were tobacco and alcohol. The past few decades have seen continued growth of the drug trade and new drugs have taken prominence. It is no wonder drugs are so readily available – drugs are extremely profitable to sell. They have been since day one. The raw materials are generally very inexpensive and the customer (addicts) are willing to pay almost anything to get the product because they are addicted, after all. From the 80’s to the 90’s drugs came from all over the world. Cocaine based drugs come from South America and are smuggled in through Mexico, California and Florida. Heroin generally comes from Asia. Many other drugs are grown locally in certain regions or synthetically created from chemicals. But there is one similarity in origins of these drugs – the beginning of the supply chain, the place where all these drugs originate, starts with an individual, small group or illegal crime organization. No matter how sophisticated these drug dealers become, they end up getting caught or killed because they are criminals supplying illegal drugs. Law enforcement notices, other gangs notice, and eventually something happens to take these drug dealers out of the equation. In the past 10 years, … [Read more...]