Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín

An influx of digital nomads and ex-pats aren’t just driving up rents, they’re stimulating the city’s black markets as well

Joshua Collins
Pirate Wire Services
6 min readSep 13, 2023

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Joshua Collins
Pirate Wire Services

A reporter on immigration and world affairs, based in Cucuta, Colombia. Bylines at Al Jazeera, Caracas Chronicles, New Humanitarian and more