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Over the last couple of months, Sydney’s streets have been plagued by murder after murder.

They’re a byproduct of turf warfare, linked to the lucrative cocaine trade. We’ve seen this carnage before, in various parts of NSW. But we’re 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.

On this episode, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what’s behind these latest killings. And why Sydney, more than anywhere else in the world, loves cocaine.

This episode first aired on August 7, 2023.