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When Colombia's 'King of Cocaine', Pablo Escobar, was killed, the world thought the cocaine industry would crumble. But ten years later the country's development got almost quadrupled, and going back decade Colombia has produced more than 60 percent of all the cocaine consumed on the globe. The drug is both a curse and a salvation for Colombians. Farmers increase coca for cash but fear discovery. Family members must co-operate with drug-funded guerrillas or go on the run. Destitute young adults become trained killers for a quick buck, in a ruthless underworld where few survive for long. At the same time, tension increases between Colombia's right-wing federal and its own socialist neighbours in Latin America. Together with the failed US war on drugs participating in into this geopolitical brew, the future of cocaine is about more than what happens to street retailers and their customers. Predicated on three years of research, and much more than 100 interviews with growers, traffickers, assassins, refugees, law enforcement officials, politicians, and drug travelers, Cocaina is exceptional - an excellent work of journalism, and an insight into one of the world's most troubling business. Magnus Linton is a Swedish article writer. He is the author of several acclaimed non-fiction catalogs, including The Vegans, Americanos, and The Hated. Magnus lives in Stockholm and Bogota with his family.
