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For the past two years, law enforcement in both St. Louis and Kansas City report a shortage of cocaine in their areas. This shortage has led to an increase in price and a decrease in purity. The cocaine found in the state of Missouri typically comes from sources of supply in Texas, Arizona, and California that are associated with Mexican international distribution organizations. The cocaine is brought to Missouri primarily in vehicles on the interstate highway system. Much of the cocaine is then converted to crack and sold in the inner-city areas. While Hispanic trafficking organizations control the wholesale distribution of cocaine, local distribution of crack is mostly controlled by small independent dealers or by street gangs, some with loose affiliations to national gangs.

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