Best of 2023: The cocaine boom behind Sydneys gang wars
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\\nOver the last couple of months, Sydney\\u2019s streets have been plagued by murder after murder.
\\nThey\\u2019re a byproduct of turf warfare, linked to the lucrative cocaine trade. We\\u2019ve seen this carnage before, in various parts of NSW. But we\\u2019re now in the midst of an unprecedented cocaine boom. And experts have warned that the violence it attracts is likely to grow rather than recede.
\\nOn this episode, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what\\u2019s behind these latest killings. And why Sydney, more than anywhere else in the world, loves cocaine.
\\nThis episode first aired on August 7, 2023.
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