In Europe, the picture drawn up by Europol and the European anti-drug agencies is overwhelming. In a market estimated at 30 billion euros per year, violence is reaching records in Europe.
Brussels, Amsterdam and even Lisbon are today the cities with the highest rate of cocaine per capita in the world. “It is no longer time to track down consumers, but to protect citizens,” warns the director of the European center for monitoring drugs and addiction, Alexis Goosdeel.