Adult film actor Nacho Vidal gets three years for 'pink cocaine' trafficking
Nacho Vidal sentenced to three years for pink cocaine trafficking but avoids prison with a €5,800 fine. A deal with the prosecution or selective justice?
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Nacho Vidal sentenced to three years for pink cocaine trafficking: justice or a deal?
The three-year prison sentence handed down to adult film actor Nacho Vidal for trafficking pink cocaine hides a detail that has not gone unnoticed: he will not go to jail. According to the ruling, a €5,800 fine and a deal with the prosecution allow him to avoid prison. In a context where the law seems to be applied harshly to ordinary offenders, the question is inevitable: what lies behind this privileged treatment?
Pink cocaine: a designer drug for elites
The substance known as pink cocaine is not actually cocaine, but 2C-B, a synthetic psychedelic from the phenethylamine family. Its trade name is a marketing strategy to sell it as an exclusive product in party circles and in the porn industry. Vidal, a public figure in that world, became the ideal distributor for a target audience with high purchasing power.
The economics of trafficking and selective punishment
The debate around this sentence focuses on the disparity of treatment. While others convicted of drug trafficking serve years in prison, Vidal has secured a deal that keeps him out of jail. The €5,800 fine is laughable compared to the profits generated by 2C-B trafficking. It is not the first time the actor has escaped prison: previous connections to the bufo toad case and ties with politicians are mentioned.
The sense of impunity is reinforced by the idea that Vidal may hold sensitive information about public figures, which would explain the court's leniency. In a country where justice is often selective, this case is yet another example of how money and connections can tip the scales.
The question that remains is whether justice has truly been served or whether, once again, the system protects its own while ordinary people rot in prison for minor offenses.
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The three-year prison sentence handed down to adult film actor Nacho Vidal for trafficking pink cocaine hides a detail that has not gone unnoticed: he will not go to jail. According to the ruling, a €5,800 fine and a deal with the prosecution allow him to avoid prison. In a context where the law seems to be applied harshly to ordinary offenders, the question is inevitable: what lies behind this privileged treatment?
Pink cocaine: a designer drug for elites
The substance known as pink cocaine is not actually cocaine, but 2C-B, a synthetic psychedelic from the phenethylamine family. Its trade name is a marketing strategy to sell it as an exclusive product in party circles and in the porn industry. Vidal, a public figure in that world, became the ideal distributor for a target audience with high purchasing power.
The economics of trafficking and selective punishment
The debate around this sentence focuses on the disparity of treatment. While others convicted of drug trafficking serve years in prison, Vidal has secured a deal that keeps him out of jail. The €5,800 fine is laughable compared to the profits generated by 2C-B trafficking. It is not the first time the actor has escaped prison: previous connections to the bufo toad case and ties with politicians are mentioned.
The sense of impunity is reinforced by the idea that Vidal may hold sensitive information about public figures, which would explain the court's leniency. In a country where justice is often selective, this case is yet another example of how money and connections can tip the scales.
The question that remains is whether justice has truly been served or whether, once again, the system protects its own while ordinary people rot in prison for minor offenses.
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