Compressing Things Like Cartels?

[Blammo]

I have seen countless articles about how cocaine has been pressed into various shapes in order to avoid detection.

I'm wondering if someone can explain how such are done, or how someone could compress things into a basic shape, such as a square or circle.

Like what equipment would be useful, what strength presses, any binding agents needed for various substances, etc.

 

[HIGGS BOSSON]

Cocaine is pressed without adhesives using a standard mechanical press with a mold custom-made to the specific size and logo. This is not difficult to do.
This doesn't affect the concealment of the substance in any way, but merely reduces the batch size to make it easier to hide.

 

[Blammo]

Do you think other substances could be pressed into shapes without binders, filler, etc?

Was thinking about compressing things like amphetamines into hard, small, thin, letter sized units if possible.

How to compress to such a shape idk, i guess it's more important that it can be compressed without filler.

 

[SoldadoDeDrogas]

They can make amphetamine tablets right? Same idea. You just make a mold (the shape/container) and put in your product - it might help to spray with acetone after each addition of material. Some heat probably helps this also. You do all this and compress it in a vice or something and let it cool and sit for a day or two. Voila, There is your "brick"
I believe this is what they do more or less to 're-rock' the cocaine after they cut it.

 

[HIGGS BOSSON]

Specifically, making small parts, like ecstasy, without binding agents is definitely impossible. But that's not a problem; the tableting technology is well-known, and there are relevant threads on the forum.