WILSON DIAZ [D-004A]
How to obtain one kilogram...
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How to obtain one kilogram of high quality cocaine in twenty steps (with the best economy of materials)


Part One: Obtaining the "cocaine base"
  1. Gather 60 "arrobas" of coca leaves (species Erytroxylon novogranatense).

  2. Prick and beat the coca leaves, then sprinkle with sodium carbonate. After the coca leaves have been treated with the sodium carbonate, wrap them in plastic film. The sodium carbonate will make the leaves heat up.

  3. Leave the coca leaves enveloped in plastic film for 4 hours. This process is called "maceration".

  4. In a large plastic container, mix 5 gallons of yellow gasoline (regular) with the 60 "arrobas" of treated coca leaves. Let this mixture sit until the following day, stirring several times with a wooden stick.

  5. The following day, wring out the coca leaves with a mechanical press or manual wringer (for example, a hemp sack, which is twisted to squeeze out the liquid in the leaves). The product of this wringing process will be a mixture of yellow gasoline and alkaloid.

  6. In a separate plastic container, combine 15 milliliters of sulfuric acid with one liter of water.
    6.1 Add this mixture to the gasoline-alkaloid mixture (see number 5). Stir this mixture for 5 minutes, then let it sit to allow the gasoline and water to separate.
    6.2 The water (the heaviest ingredient) now lies under the gasoline. The alkaloid is now borne by the water.

  7. Continue to separate the gasoline from the water (which now carries the "mercancía"). Repeat the procedure described in number 6, but this time, instead of 15, add only 5 millimeters of sulfuric acid. Repeat this procedure three times. Once all the "material" had been taken out of the gasoline it will be worked on in the water.

  8. In a plastic container, mix:
    500 milliliters of water, 10 milliliters of ammonia, and 5 grams of sodium. Stir or shake this mixture very well.

  9. Slowly add the preparation in which the alkaloid lies (obtained during the process described in number 7) to the mixture described in number 8, stirring constantly with a wooden stick. The mixture will turn white. From this is obtained the cocaine base.

  10. Lay a white sheet over the mouth of a fresh container. Over the sheet place a paper filter, through which is poured the mixture obtained in number 9. The cocaine base will remain as a sediment on the filter paper.

  11. Remove the sediment from the filter paper with the aid of a spoon, placing it on a porcelain plate. This sediment may be left to dry naturally in the sun, or may be dried with electric lamps.

  12. 60 "arrobas" of coca leaves yield approximately 1000 grams (one kilogram) of cocaine base.

Part Two: Crystallization
  1. Acquire 12 liters of ether (ethyl oxide or sulfuric ether) which functions as a solvent.

  2. Pour the ether into a very clean white plastic container. Add the cocaine base obtained in Part One.

  3. Acquire 12 liters of ether (ethyl oxide or sulfuric ether) which functions as a solvent.

  4. Pour the ether into a very clean white plastic container. Add the cocaine base obtained in Part One.

  5. In a similar receptacle, add 15 liters of acetone to 220 milliliters of hydrochloric acid. Stir well with a wooden stick.

  6. Pour the mixture described in number 15 into the receptacle containing the ether (see number 14). Hermetically seal this container and let sit until the following day.

  7. The following day, pour the mixture obtained in number 16 through a paper filter, placed over the opening of a fresh container. The cocaine will remain as a sediment on the filter paper.

  8. Line a mold with filter paper, making sure that the paper has no holes. The cocaine is pressed into the mold with a manual press, taking the form popularly known as "panela".
    18.1. The mold is open at the bottom to allow the liquid to drain during the pressing.

  9. Put the "panela" in a microwave oven for two minutes, allow it to cool, then turn it over and repeat the oven process.

  10. To obtain more cocaine repeat the process described in numbers 1 through 20. The process described above serves to obtain 1000 grams (1 kilogram) of cocaine. Based upon these ratios, one can establish the relative measures necessary to process any quantity of material.|

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