Drug Price Disparity: Psychotropic Ingredients 100 Times Costlier in Morocco Than Spain

According to Maroc-Diplomatique based on a report by the Spanish channel Cuatro: "some medicines, not exceeding half a euro in Spain, are sold in Morocco at 60 euros (more than 600 dirhams), or 100 times their initial price. This reflects the spectacular rise in the prices of these drugs in Morocco, used especially by drug lords in the manufacture of hallucinogens and stimulants."

In addition, the same source specifies that this state of affairs leads to a shortage of this type of medicine in Spain because there would be, in Spain, smuggling networks (which include doctors and pharmacists in their ranks) active in the sale to Morocco of these medicines, a sale that would allow them to reach margins exceeding 800% of profit.

It remains to be emphasized (because it is necessary) that the same Spanish channel (Cuatro) recently conducted an interview with a so-called Moroccan drug lord (primarily active in the trafficking of psychotropics... also) and that, according to Alyaoum24, a police investigation was able to determine that this baron was in fact a car park attendant paid by the channel to play the desired role. Enough to raise questions...

But it remains certain that psychotropic drugs are sold on the streets (for their misuse) at exorbitant prices compared to their retail price in pharmacies.