Oh yeah, it's coz even in this corrupt as fuck country, ether(which is the essential solvent to purify cocaine to it's prime form) has become really hard to find, that and that shit is flammable/volatile as fuck so there's been a few incidents that these makeshift Labs have exploded so they are opting for a safer, cheaper and faster route with acetone. They still get to yield a 90-95% product but with impurities in it.
That's why the price for a kilo of cocaine has dropped to 2500-3000$ from 4000$ a few years back,although these days it has this white/grayish color even at 90%+ purity unlike the best cocaine which has a white off/translucent color that looks like pearls and shines like a motherfucker (hence it's nickname "ala de mosca/mariposa" which translates to "flies/butterflies wing"). So yeah, it comes down to traffickers nowadays are more sloppy and use this process which yields a still good product but not the outstanding one that gave cocaine it's legendary status back in the 70s/80s. Although, I've had the pleasure of trying this premium product twice in my life, the high was short of spectacular and you only needed a couple bumps to feel godlike for a good 45 mins. You've heard enough stories about this so I'll leave it there.
I'm not sure if this kinda product reaches Europe cause even here it's hard to find but if they sell that I bet the prices must be ridiculously high.
