Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island

Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by jdavis703 on Saturday May 11, 2019 @10:48PM (#19889813)

I’ve known people who did small time smuggling... nothing approaching millions of dollars. The decision is usually economically rational, i.e. they need money for something and the risk of getting caught is low enough that it’s worthwhile.

Of course I imagine people who are knowingly moving millions of dollars either are reckless risk takers or think they can outsmart the weather, law enforcement, mechanics and whatever else can go wrong.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by onetimemanytime on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:30AM (#19890661)

>>Of course I imagine people who are knowingly moving millions of dollars either are reckless risk takers or think they can outsmart the weather, law enforcement, mechanics and whatever else can go wrong.

Maybe I'll do it once (good luck quitting) and buy a house or whatever. Odds of getting caught in any one event are on the lower side. If you deal for year, then you have DEA and FBI after you.

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Re:Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life... by bredren on Sunday May 12, 2019 @09:04AM (#19891620)

They are also probably not awkward moving this stuff in a vacuum of support. If there are millions at stake some people are getting paid to look the other way.

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