cocaine trafficking
Illegal powder trade
Cocaine trafficking is the illegal production, transportation, and distribution of cocaine across local, national, or international borders.
It typically involves organized criminal networks that move the drug from source countries in South America through transit routes to consumer markets in North America and Europe.
Federal prosecutors charged him with cocaine trafficking after agents intercepted the shipment.
The offense carries severe penalties in most jurisdictions, often measured in decades of imprisonment.
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