It began with one man: Pablo Escobar, boss of the ruthless Medellin cartel, the man through which 80 per cent of the world's cocaine once flowed, the first and most-infamous of the billionaire drug-lords.But what started in the jungles of Colombia and on the streets of the USA has spread, and today's Narcos are more likely to make their fortunes shipping white gold across the Atlantic into Europe.Seizures of cocaine on the continent exceeded those in North America for the first time in 2019 and have only grown since, with a record 303 tons confiscated in 2021 - worth at least $12billion, though some estimate the true value of the market north of $60billion.
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