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Inside the World of Cocaine Trafficking

From being an Archaeology student to a drug dealer

The Mystique
6 min readJan 17, 2022
Pieter Tritton | Photo Credits: The Tab

Governments worldwide have been fighting a war on drugs for decades. A war that does not seem to come close to ending anytime soon. However, as prison populaces and monetary costs increase, and drug-related violence worldwide continues, the government and other experts are desperately trying to come up with a way to curb both problems simultaneously before they get out of hand. This includes talking to former drug dealers to gauge the obstacles standing in their way. Pieter Tritton shared his knowledge as a former drug dealer, giving the public insight into what the government was dealing with while he promoted his book detailing the time he spent in prison in Ecuador.

From a Student to a Drug Dealer

Pieter Tritton | Photo Credits: Wales Online

In today’s day and age, everyone is aware of the economic hardship that a student faces while trying to get through life without the pressure of student loans suffocating them. Part-time jobs can only help so much in creating the ever-increasing financial pothole. However, in the world of illegal trading and drug racketeering, monetary gain seems to be the…

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The Mystique
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