A quick way to synthesize crack cocaine is the alkalization of cocaine salt form (cocaine hydrochloride) by adding alkali to cocaine hydrochloride water solution. As the result of this reaction, cocaine free base (crack) is formed, which isn't soluble in water and can be isolated from the solution.
With record seizures of cocaine at Belgian ports, the country has become Europe’s cocaine-trafficking capital. As the flow of drugs increases, local authorit...
