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US boat strikes fail to curb cocaine as prices plunge

Original: "13.5 months into the US's lethal # BoatStrikes , cocaine "supply:🚨outstripping demand to the pt that prices are plungin

Roughly 13.5 months into the Trump administration's lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, cocaine supply in the US reportedly still outstrips demand, with street prices falling. Analyst Adam Isacson notes traffickers have adapted in innovative ways, contradicting claims from Southcom that the strikes are creating "systemic friction" for smuggling networks.

Why now: Fresh data showing falling cocaine prices undercuts the administration's claim that its military interdiction campaign is working.

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• "13.5 months into the US's lethal # BoatStrikes , cocaine "supply:🚨outstripping demand to the pt that prices are plunging" in the US. Many deviously innovative ways: traffickers have adjusted…🚨not really seeing Southcom's “systemic friction” here." -A Isacson # Trump admin’s… · KimPerales@toad.social · 2

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