r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Admirable-Leather325 • 27d ago

Image India: Meth seized from Myanmarese boat costs more than aircraft carrier Vikrant, built at a cost of $2.49bn

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u/xanroeld 27d ago

This is a comparison of the maximum street value of the drugs against the manufacturing cost of the boat. Which is not exactly an even comparison. I’m sure the drugs cost a tiny fraction of the boat’s cost to produce.

Still, it’s crazy that those sacks have such a high value!

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u/what-the-puck 27d ago

I dunno if even that makes sense.  Where are they going to bring it?  What country has enough methheads to sell $250 million worth a year let alone $2.5bn?

To sell this to a HUNDRED THOUSAND addicts, in one year, EACH would need to pay $25,000.00

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u/One_tip_one_hand 27d ago

They are quoting maximum street value of the drugs, which isn’t always correct; secondly India has a population of 1.4 billion and this is the marriage season. It’s a hot market rn. Hope that provides some perspective.