Not to go on a tangent but I'll explain:
Alprazolam isn't that crazy hard to produce in bulk quantities if you have the right industrial equipment. So China has very literal regulations and the chinese government really doesn't give much of a fuck as long as a drugs are being EXPORTED.
So you get a pill press shipped part by part from China, plus a V Mixer and Dies. I think a -proper- set up is $5k or more. Then you get Kilos of alprazolam. Most DNM bars are like 3mg, factor in that your alp is probably not pure and you can figure 250 bars per gram maybe, so 250k per kilo. A kilo of alp is CHEAP, like a couple grand. When it all comes together you're paying a penny or two per bar.
Then they get broken down and sold, prices vary but by the time they reach the street a bar is $5-$10. I've only ever seen them $5 or less but from what I understand they're like $10 or sometimes more on the east coast.
these are pressed pills, you can see they're all different shades of yellow.
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