Ethyl acetate is a polar aprotic solvent, which makes it suitable for dissolving cocaine base before processing it into #cocaine hydrochloride. Record amounts of nearly 50 400 litres were seized in Europe in 2019 & 2020. #EUDrugMarkets analysis @Europol 👉https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/eu-drug-markets/cocaine/production_en