Cocaine Prices Fall in France Amid Surging Supply and Digital Trafficking

France’s drug monitoring body (OFDT) reports that French seaports—especially Le Havre—have become key gateways for cocaine, with record 2024 seizures of 53.5 tonnes (41.8 tonnes at ports; 14.4 tonnes at Le Havre), reflecting both strengthened enforcement and rising supply; traffickers are increasingly using online marketplaces, while wholesale prices fell 9% to €29,800/kg and retail prices dropped 12% to €58/g, even as cocaine potency rose amid increased production in source countries like Colombia.