[GH85Carrera]

I have been watching a series on National Geographic called "To catch a Smuggler" and they go to various airports and border crossings and show the smugglers getting caught trying to sneak illegal drugs through.

Some are pretty ingenious, most are just stupid.

In Columbia, surprise surprise, cocaine is the most smuggled product. In Spain, all flights from Columbia get extra scrutiny.

One dummy walked off the airplane with his luggage evidently reeking of cocaine, and the cops just grabbed him on the walkway and checked his bag, and it was full of several kilos of very pure bricks of coke.

In several other airports the officers dig into a suitcase and they get a scent of coke, and rip the bags apart and get brutal with the luggage to get to the coke. They regularly mention the strong smell of coke.

So my question is that a smell that anyone is willing to describe? Is it an earthy plant smell, or some sweet or sharp smell? I honestly have no idea as I have never been close to coke, and I was Just curious. I would expect most "street" coke is cut with all sorts of stuff, and smells like what it was cut with. It must have a strong odor for so many of the officers in the show to comment on it.

I have never used any sort of illegal or recreational drug beside alcohol and I only like beer. Legal to posses and available in many places.

I hate with a passion the skunk stink of marijuana as I have unfortunately had to smell that crap. It is worse than a stinky cigar, pipe or cigarette, and they all stink and are revolting.

The series has been interesting.

And this thread is not a discussion on the war on drugs. That is a separate thread for PARF. I just have an honest question about the smell of cocaine. I never want to try it, but I am just wondering if that smell can be described.