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We are finally winning the drug war. The retail price of cocaine is going way up while the cost of coca leaves is going down.

Let`s see: Higher prices. Lower costs. Hmm . . . With these new, higher profit margins, the drug trade appears more lucrative than ever.

If this is success, maybe we should declare victory and quit while we`re ahead.