戈登拉姆齐揭秘可卡因

  • 戈登·拉姆齐
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  • Thisbrandnewtwo-partdocumentaryseriesshowsGordonRa… Thisbrandnewtwo-partdocumentaryseriesshowsGordonRamsayasviewershaveneverseenhimbefore,strippingawaytheveneerofcocaine’sglamorousimagetoexposehowbehindthepowdermanyBritsconsumeaspartofanightout,liesatrailofcriminality,crueltyanddeathdrivingitsglobaltrade. ? DuringtheseriesGordonwilltraveltoSouthandCentralAmericawherehewitnessestheillegal“cooking”processbywhichthedrugismade,meetshiredassassinsandabigtimedrug-smuggler,iswitnesstotheimmediateaftermathofasuspectedcocaine-relatedmurderandexperiencestheharshrealityofthe‘warondrugs’byjoininganeliteColombiananti-narcoticsunitonahelicopterraid. ? BackintheUK,Gordonjoinspolicelookingtocatchcoke-takingdrug-drivers,witnessesthearrestofcouriersontheirwaytoamajordealcarryingtensofthousandsofpoundsandhandles30kilosoffreshlyconfiscatedcocaineatapolicetestinglab.?Andhereflectsonthechallengeoftacklingthedamagedonebycocaine,regardedbymanycasualusersasharmlessfun,ashemeetsaUKdealerandarecoveringaddict. ? BritainisthebiggestuserofcocaineinEurope,consuming30tonnesofthedrugeveryyear.InGordon’sownbusiness,therestauranttrade,it’srife.He’switnesseditwreckthecareersofcolleaguesandtragicallyhelosthisclosefriendandchefprotégétoacocaineoverdosein2003. ? Gordonsays:“WithsoaringcocainedeathsinBritainandalongthecokesupplychain,I’mdeterminedtounderstandthecriminalbusinessbehindthisdeadlydrug.” ? Tounderstandthescaleoftheproblem,Gordonstartswithhisownrestaurants,byswabbingthestaffandcustomertoiletstoseeifcocaineispresent,withalarmingresults.Heexplains:“Ididn’tknowitwasinthisbig.It’sawake-upcall.RightnowI’mobviouslyconcernedaboutthestaff.750staffinLondon.That’smyresponsibility.”? ? CocaineuseintheUKhasgoneup400%inthepast20yearsandcoke-relateddeathshaveincreased4yearsinarow,triplingsince2011toanall-timehigh.AfterjoiningDorsetPoliceonpatrolcatchingdrugdriverswhotestpositiveforcocaine,GordonmeetstheHeadofDrugsIntelligencefromtheNationalCrimeAgency,tofindoutmoreaboutthevolumeofcocaineonthestreetsofBritain. ? TonySaggars,NCAsays:“Guncrimeiscloselyassociatedwiththedrugstrade.Peoplearemakingalotofmoneyoutofit,buttomakethatmoneypeoplearegeneratingalotofmisery…Thiscountrydemandshighvolumesofcoke;organisedcriminalstakeadvantageofthat.” ? GordonjoinsarapidresponseunitfromtheNCA,whoaretaskedwithusingintelligencetointerceptbigdrugdeals,astheyrushtoasuspectedhandoverinWestLondon.GordonwatchesascovertofficersdetainanAlbanianmancarryingtensofthousandsofpoundsusedtobuyandsellcocaine. ? Toseethevolumesinvolvedforhimself,Gordonmeetsadrugscientistataforensicslaboratory.30kilosofcocainewhichhavebeenseizedbythepoliceareanalysedinanattempttofindoutwherethecocainehasbeenprocessed. ? ScientistPeterCaineshowsGordonsomeoftheastonishingwayscocaineissmuggledintothecountry,fromX-raysofpeoplewhohaveswallowed120pelletsofcocaine,topowderdissolvedintoabottleofrum:? ? “Cocaineinthehydrochlorideformisverysoluble.Youcanactuallydissolvetwogramsofcokeinmillilitreofwater.Thiswasasmugglingtechniquethatisusedfortimetotime…Ifyouweretodrink1mouthfulofthat[therumcontainingalargeamountofdissolvedcocaine]you’ddie.” ? ItisestimatedthateightypercentofthecokethatendsuponBritain’sstreetscomesfromColumbia.Gordon’schef’smind-setdriveshimtofindoutwhatisinthisdrugandhowitisproduced,soheheadstothesourcecountrytounderstandhowthedrugistransformedfromaplantgrowninSouthAmericatothewhitepowderdealtonBritain’sstreets.? ? Aftera15-hourjourney,Gordonarrivesatthetipoftheremoteamazonjungleanddrivesalongadirtroadforanhourtoasmallvillage.Hetreksfor90minutesthroughthedenserainforesttofindthediscreetplantationofasmall-scalefarmer,whoriskseverythingtoproducecocainebygrowing,processingandcookingthecocaplant. ? Gordonsays:“Finally.Thisisthecocaleaf.Thisisthestartoftheprocessofmakingcocaine.Who’dofthoughtsuchasoft,smoothleafcanturnintosomethingsopowerful.” ? Itbecomesapparentthefarmerdoesn’thavemanyotheroptionstofeedhisfamily.Gordonexplains:“Thegovernmenthavegivenuponthelocals.Hecan’tharvestfruitbecauseit’snowherenearenoughmoneytokeepthatfamilyalive.Theguy’sgotnoalternative.That’snotanexcuse.Thedevastationofbeingcaughtandwhatwouldhappentothefamilywouldbeawful.You’vegotthishumblefarmer,he’sgotnoideaofthewar,theviolence,thekillings,andthenthepowerofcocaine.He’sgotnoidea.” ? Gordonisastonishedtowatchtheprocessfirst-hand,ascementpowderisaddedtothechoppedupcocaleavesbeforesulphuricacid,gasoline,batteryacidandbicarbonateofsodaareaddedandthesubstanceisrefinedandcookedtoapastetobesoldtothecartels.Gordonisstunned:“I’vecookedsomeseriouss**tinmylifeandbeentosomeextraordinaryplaces,butnothingquiteonthislevel...”? ? ProducedbyStudioRamsayforITV.

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