" Illustrating the sheer size of the bust, the amount of cocaine is equivalent in US dollars, to 75 percent of the entire department’s annual budget. "

Why do they always compare these? Do they think it makes them seem more righteous? And how do they measure the value? The price depends where in the chain you catch it and how many hands it transfers through, the particular region, market, and rarity, and of course how desperate the sellers and buyers are. I bought or sold a gram at some wildly different prices for wildly different product with wildly varying degrees of filler (ie. procaine).

I should start up a cocaine disposal service and hire all my friends.