To obtain your substances, at the request of your dealer Nicolas uses Snapchat messaging, where messages are automatically deleted.
“I had to learn to use SnapChat just for that. But it's practical. It has my text and it's delivered within half a day.” But, Nicolas will have to change dealers. “Coerced and forced. Mine got caught. I'll have to be careful.” And at worst, if he really needs a product for a party, he will ask a friend. “We regularly buy for each other, since we consume together.”
“Those who have money have it delivered. Students go to the neighborhood to buy it” whispers a policeman. “Everything is organized. The street dealer takes the order, then a delivery person drops off the products. There are many intermediaries and encrypted messaging complicates the task of law enforcement.”specifies a police officer well informed in the fight against trafficking.
In fact, the police target resellers more than consumers, who are particularly cautious. The professions most exposed to consumption? Workers under pressure, cooks, construction workers, doctors, but also students, business leaders and artists. “Everyone consumes it”summarizes our police source.
For this doctor, consumption is trivialized. “In my circle, it's the norm. Everyone takes it. And the same for the young people I meet in the evening, they all take it.” The boom in techno parties and festivals is also fueling this trend, making stimulants ubiquitous.
But the health risks are very real. Nicolas testifies: “At a festival, I didn't urinate for 24 hours, even though I drank a lot. These products are very bad for the kidneys.” The legal risk does not seem to frighten him. The fine for using cocaine or MDMA is 150 euros if paid quickly.
-According to Nicolas, prices and quantities vary depending on the drug and the quantity available to the dealer. The cocaine, which he consumes in the evening, costs between 50 and 70 euros per gram, allowing him to prepare 10 to 20 traces depending on the quantity snorted. MDMA, his substance of choice, is more affordable: around 100 euros for three grams, enough for several evenings. It comes in the form of crystal that must be crushed. “I put them in medicine capsules. It’s more convenient to transport.”
As for ecstasy pills, their price depends on their form and their origin, but they remain easily accessible.
The increase in global drug production fuels a constantly diversifying supply. In France, since 2008, 450 new synthetic products have been identified, a sign of a booming market.
In Rennes, Place Saint-Michel, the scene is revealing: a man waits patiently on a street corner, ready to respond to the requests of passers-by. “MD, coke ?” he naturally suggests, showing how easy access to these substances is.
