Cocaine
Introduction
Cocaine is another of the illegal runs on Altis. It is also one of the easiest illegal items to run when you are first becoming financially stable enough to be able to afford armaments to protect yourself and large enough vehicles to increase your profits.
Starting the Run
Before starting this run, it is strongly recommended to check the price of processed cocaine for optimal profits and to follow the list below to make sure you have all the required equipment.
- Food & Water
- Bergen Backpack for space
- A vehicle to store the cocaine
- Cocaine processing license ($30,000 at the processor)
- Head to the cocaine field northeast of DP11 to fill your vehicle and optionally your backpack using left windows key in the cocaine field area.
Processing Cocaine
Once you arrive at the cocaine processor you will see that it is housed in a large shed surrounded by walls. Once you are settled in and feel secure, you must now take the unprocessed cocaine to the NPC residing inside the shed. Players and vehicles must remain within 25m of the NPC in order for processing to be complete. If it is your first time processing cocaine, you will need to buy a Cocaine Processing license ($30,000) at the NPC in order to process. Be sure to sync your new license by hitting ESC. Fortunately, there is a bonus for processing that will incrementally give you faster progress as you process more coke. You may also choose to process an entire vehicle full of raw materials into processed items. Players can select to process from a selected vehicle but multiple players may not process from the same vehicle.The time taken to process the inventory of the vehicle will be displayed and canceling processing will process all items up until the point of cancellation. Buffs gained from processing will also apply to the rate at which the vehicle is processed as well.
Processing Crack Cocaine
After you finish processing you will notice that there is an option to “double process” your cocaine into crack cocaine. This will take more time but you will have the processing bonus bar from any bonus received for processing unprocessed cocaine into crack cocaine. Crack cocaine will give you a significant increase in profit upon selling (x1.25 current price) so if you believe yourself prepared to double your processing time it will be well worth it.
Selling
After you are done processing, it is best to leave the processor as quickly as possible and begin your way toward the drug dealer located south of Neochori. Once you are within a reasonable distance, it is also recommended that you try to scope the area out from a distance to ensure nobody is camping the dealer or already using it to sell drugs before you arrive. To interact with the drug dealer, simply use the scroll wheel and double click the number of drugs you have in your inventory to select all of the Cocaine in your inventory, and click sell. Once you are done, deposit your money in the nearby ATM at the town center or in the nearby city before carrying on.
Payout
The average payout for a cocaine run using a box truck and a bergen backpack (210 cocaine) is $678,300 for processed cocaine and $847,980 for crack. If your gang is in control of the cartel, it will allow you to hold onto 15% more of the profits, which is otherwise paid as gang tax to the controlling gang.
Run Time
Using a tier 4 box truck, the run took 30 minutes and 16 seconds. The alternate route posted above will be 31 minutes. If one was to double process it would take 40-45 minutes.