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White Elephant bringing down drug industry!
By Muhammad Aayan
LAHORE: The citys drug industry has been hit by an imbalance as a new player in town is selling one of the most expensive drugs cocaine on lower rates, sources told Daily Times.
Sources said the new dealer had bent the existing drug community on its knees by selling cocaine on cheaper rates.
The presence of White Elephant, a drug pusher that has stocked up cocaine in the city and has been selling it on lesser rates, has forced other drug-dealers to lower their rates, thus causing problems for established drug peddlers.
Cocaine, which is brought from countries like Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru to Pakistan, is being sold on cheaper rates as an unidentified drug-dealer has stocked a huge quantity and is using the local chain of drug-pushers to sell it. The rate for one gramme of cocaine in the city was Rs 10,000, but the new rate is Rs 5,000 to Rs 5,500 in different areas of the city. The powder is directly snorted in the nose, injected in the blood or is even used by firing it up and inhaling its fumes.
The sources said that usually the flights coming from Amsterdam are checked thoroughly because its the place from where a lot of connecting flights are scheduled to different parts of the world. They said that law enforcers were unable to stop the import of cocaine unless they have prior information about the suspected person as checking the baggage of every passenger was not possible.
Normally, liquor and hashish are in great demand on chand raat and Eid, but this year cocaine was sold throughout the city on cheaper rates, making it hard for the existing cocaine suppliers to sell their merchandice.
A cocaine dealer told Daily Times that the cocaine, which is being sold at half its original rate, is being supplied from a single supplier who has piled up the powder and is subletting it to the local network of drug pushers. The powder is the same as I have sold 180 grammes of it and didnt receive any complain from my customers. The boys were really happy when I told them about the new rates because they got twice the quantity in the same amount, he said.
The new rates damaged the business of the existing drug-dealers who had been selling it for Rs 10,000 per gramme. The new cocaine lord of the city is only known by the name of White Elephant as he has proven himself to be calm, reasonable and waited for two months before entering the drug market, sources say. They said that the person could have sold the powder on the same rates but he decided to give relief to the cocaine users by selling it on half of rates.
The areas in which the cocaine-sellers are active, include Samanabad, Bund Road, Saddar, Gulbahar Colony, Defence, Model Town and Muslim Town. Customers of this drug are mostly youngsters from rich backgrounds that have enough money to waste.
The deputy director of the Anti-Narcotics Force admitted that the flow of cocaine has risen in the past days and said that its import has also been increased. He said that in the past week, ANF intelligence arrested a man at the Allama Iqbal International Airport who was attempting to bring in 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine. First the smugglers brought only a few grammes of the powder but now they are taking risks and bringing in large quantities because its the most expensive drug being sold in the country these days, the deputy said.
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. The powdered hydrochloride salt form of cocaine can be snorted or dissolved in water and then injected. Crack is the street name given to the form of cocaine that has been processed to make a rock crystal, which, when heated, produces vapours that are smoked. The term crack refers to the crackling sound produced by the rock as it is heated.
LAHORE: The citys drug industry has been hit by an imbalance as a new player in town is selling one of the most expensive drugs cocaine on lower rates, sources told Daily Times.
Sources said the new dealer had bent the existing drug community on its knees by selling cocaine on cheaper rates.
The presence of White Elephant, a drug pusher that has stocked up cocaine in the city and has been selling it on lesser rates, has forced other drug-dealers to lower their rates, thus causing problems for established drug peddlers.
Cocaine, which is brought from countries like Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru to Pakistan, is being sold on cheaper rates as an unidentified drug-dealer has stocked a huge quantity and is using the local chain of drug-pushers to sell it. The rate for one gramme of cocaine in the city was Rs 10,000, but the new rate is Rs 5,000 to Rs 5,500 in different areas of the city. The powder is directly snorted in the nose, injected in the blood or is even used by firing it up and inhaling its fumes.
The sources said that usually the flights coming from Amsterdam are checked thoroughly because its the place from where a lot of connecting flights are scheduled to different parts of the world. They said that law enforcers were unable to stop the import of cocaine unless they have prior information about the suspected person as checking the baggage of every passenger was not possible.
Normally, liquor and hashish are in great demand on chand raat and Eid, but this year cocaine was sold throughout the city on cheaper rates, making it hard for the existing cocaine suppliers to sell their merchandice.
A cocaine dealer told Daily Times that the cocaine, which is being sold at half its original rate, is being supplied from a single supplier who has piled up the powder and is subletting it to the local network of drug pushers. The powder is the same as I have sold 180 grammes of it and didnt receive any complain from my customers. The boys were really happy when I told them about the new rates because they got twice the quantity in the same amount, he said.
The new rates damaged the business of the existing drug-dealers who had been selling it for Rs 10,000 per gramme. The new cocaine lord of the city is only known by the name of White Elephant as he has proven himself to be calm, reasonable and waited for two months before entering the drug market, sources say. They said that the person could have sold the powder on the same rates but he decided to give relief to the cocaine users by selling it on half of rates.
The areas in which the cocaine-sellers are active, include Samanabad, Bund Road, Saddar, Gulbahar Colony, Defence, Model Town and Muslim Town. Customers of this drug are mostly youngsters from rich backgrounds that have enough money to waste.
The deputy director of the Anti-Narcotics Force admitted that the flow of cocaine has risen in the past days and said that its import has also been increased. He said that in the past week, ANF intelligence arrested a man at the Allama Iqbal International Airport who was attempting to bring in 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine. First the smugglers brought only a few grammes of the powder but now they are taking risks and bringing in large quantities because its the most expensive drug being sold in the country these days, the deputy said.
Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug. The powdered hydrochloride salt form of cocaine can be snorted or dissolved in water and then injected. Crack is the street name given to the form of cocaine that has been processed to make a rock crystal, which, when heated, produces vapours that are smoked. The term crack refers to the crackling sound produced by the rock as it is heated.
