News (Media Awareness Project) - US IA: PUB LTE: Reason For Drug Price Disparity Unclear |
| Title: | US IA: PUB LTE: Reason For Drug Price Disparity Unclear |
| Published On: | 2007-09-05 |
| Source: | Quad-City Times (IA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-11 22:59:04 |
REASON FOR DRUG PRICE DISPARITY UNCLEAR
Who decides the street value of confiscated drugs? In the
Quad-Cities 119 kilos is said to have a value of $11.9 million. Yet,
in Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport, in the same week, a bust
of 20 kilos was valued at $400,0000. That is a difference of $80,000
per kilo. Are we to believe that it costs that much more in the
Quad-Cities than in Chicago or is it just because $11.9 million
sounds more impressive than $2,325,000?
Eugene Jansma
Morrison
Who decides the street value of confiscated drugs? In the
Quad-Cities 119 kilos is said to have a value of $11.9 million. Yet,
in Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport, in the same week, a bust
of 20 kilos was valued at $400,0000. That is a difference of $80,000
per kilo. Are we to believe that it costs that much more in the
Quad-Cities than in Chicago or is it just because $11.9 million
sounds more impressive than $2,325,000?
Eugene Jansma
Morrison
Member Comments |
No member comments available...
