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
- Head south of the cocaine field to the cocaine processor to turn your goods into processed cocaine
- To process, scroll wheel on the NPC inside of the shed, you can either process from the vehicle or from your backpack and must remain within 25m of the NPC.
- Before pressing Process, it will give you the time required to process. Canceling processing will process items up to the progress you obtained.
Processing Crack Cocaine
- After turning your unprocessed cocaine into processed cocaine, you will get the option to “Double Process” to turn it into crack cocaine.
- Turning processed cocaine into crack cocaine increases your profits once sold (x1.25 current price).
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.