Pubdate: Wed, 05 Sep 2007
Source: Quad-City Times (IA)
Copyright: 2007 Quad-City Times
Contact:  http://www.qctimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/857
Author: Eugene Jansma

REASON FOR DRUG PRICE DISPARITY UNCLEAR

Who decides the street value of confiscated drugs?  In the 
Quad-Cities 119 kilos is said to have a value of $11.9 million.  Yet, 
in Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport, in the same week, a bust 
of 20 kilos was valued at $400,0000.  That is a difference of $80,000 
per kilo. Are we to believe that it costs that much more in the 
Quad-Cities than in Chicago or is it just because $11.9 million 
sounds more impressive than $2,325,000?

Eugene Jansma

Morrison
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