I think that this is a really interesting post and its my belief that both atlien3 and alteknj are both correct. There is not a absolute monopoly: shit moved through Mexico and shit not moved through Mexico can be present in NYC. But NY/NJ has 2 large international airports to bring shit through. Hartsfield can't be bigger than both.
Since both of you are knowledgeable, what leads to the extreme diversity and drop in quality of cocaine in the past few years? I realize this is primarily about dope. I guess what I'm asking is why would product be so shitty simply because it passes through Atlanta? The article says that DTOs go through Atlanta because they can connect to other cities within 12 hours.
If it crosses the US Mexico border, gets on the interstate and taken to Atlanta, dropped at a safe house for a short calculated amount of time, then back on the interstate to NYC, how many times could it have been cut before being delivered to mid level dealers? Once in Atlanta? How is that different than Colombian product moved through Dominican Republic, Bahamas etc. before hitting the major distributor in NYC?
Sorry for all the questions, I think this is an interesting topic and I respect both of your opinions.