Drug Trafficking (Plot)

A Drug Trafficking is one of the possible Plots in a game of Covert Action. In-game is it referred to as a "Drug Smuggle" plot. This is one of the rarer plots in the game, and one of the most complicated in structure. This plot is unique in that it has two separate Primary Crimes to be thwarted. With many Participants involved, and the branching nature of the plot, this one should pose a challenge even for advanced players. To mitigate this somewhat, the mission employs three different Couriers, who serve to slow down events a little, and increase your potential score.
==General Plot Overview==
In a Drug Trafficking scenario, 7 participants attempt to process a large quantity of Raw Cocaine and distribute the processed Crack Cocaine (or, in the case of the Super Drug Mission Set, an enhanced version of Mescal) into the marketplace.
It is hard to break this specific plot into discernable steps. Agent activation, Minor Crimes and various other activities seem to occur without any specific order. Still, the plot can be boiled down to several "branches" which occur more or less simultaneously. To maintain uniformity between the Plot articles, they will be described the same as other plots, as four different sections:
The plot begins with several participants planning the operation and getting in touch with some of the other participants.
In the next step, several Minor Agents acquire items by performing Minor Crimes. The Drug Supplier sends a shipment of raw drugs to the Chemist's lab. A Supplier sends chemicals used in the manufacturing process to the lab as well. In the meanwhile, money is withdrawn and delivered by no less than two Couriers to the Drug Supplier as payment.
In the third step, the Chemist commits the Primary Crime by processing the drugs into their finished state.
In the fourth step, the processed drugs are sent via Courier to the Drug Kingpin, who will commit another Primary Crime by distributing it into the Black Market. He also contacts the Mr. Big of the operation to let him know that everything went according to plan.
==Mission Sets==
The Drug Trafficking plot appears in two different Mission Sets:
* Drug Campaign
* Super Drug
In both of these sets, the Drug Trafficking plot will always occur as the final (Ultimate) mission in the set. The set will end after this mission is completed, whether the plot has been foiled or not.
==Participants==
 Two of the Participants in this plot have the word "Supplier" in their role name. Do not confuse them.
Role 	Role Arch. 	Actions
Drug Supplier 	Organizer/Minor Agent 	Begins the plot by acquiring the while activating the Middleman.Waits to receive payment for these drugs at the end of the plot.
Middleman 	Organizer/Courier 	Activates the Drug Kingpin and the Supplier.Delivers from the Delivered Money to the Drug Supplier.
Supplier 	Minor Agent 	Acquires a large quantity of special used for drug processing.Delivers the chemicals directly to the Chemist.
Chemist 	Major Agent 	Cooks up the Raw Drugs and Chemicals to produce .
Pickup Man 	Courier 	Delivers the from the Chemist to the Drug Kingpin.
Drug Kingpin 	Organizer/Paymaster/Major Agent	Activates the Delivered Money and the Pickup Man.Withdraws from a shady bank account.Contacts Mr. Big to inform him that the mission is about to be completed.Distributes the drugs to the market.
Delivered Money	Courier 	Delivers the from the Drug Kingpin to the Drug Supplier.
Mr. Big 	Mastermind 	Waits until the end of the plot to receive news of its progress.
==Items==
During a Drug Trafficking plot, four items are created and will move between participants as the plot dictates:
Icon	Item Name 	Sequence of Events
 	Raw Drugs 	Acquired by the Drug Supplier as his opening action in the plot.Delivered to the Chemist sometime afterwards.The Chemist "loses" this item during the first Major Crime.
 	Chemicals 	Acquired by the Supplier in a Minor Crime during the second part of the plot.Delivered to the Chemist sometime afterwards.The Chemist "loses" this item during the first Primary Crime.
 	Processed Drugs	Acquired by the Chemist during the first Primary Crime.Delivered to the Pickup Man, and from him to the Drug Kingpin.The Drug Kingpin "loses" this item during the second Primary Crime.
 	$1,000,000 	Acquired by the Drug Kingpin in a Minor Crime during the second part of the plot.Delivered to the Delivered Money, and from him to the Drug Supplier.The Drug Supplier will try to take this time with him Into Hiding.
==Plot Outline==
The following actions are performed by the participants in the plot.
===Please Note!===
The Drug Trafficking Plot is extremely complex compared to all other plots. Not only does it involve 7 different participants (plus a Mastermind!), it has several different kinds of things happening all at the same time. Initial Activation of agents takes place alongside Acquisition of items from the very first day, Items appear out of nowhere and are sent in the mail, one participant conforms to no less than three different Role Archtypes, not to mention there being two different Primary Crimes to foil!
For this reason it would be very difficult to portray the mission in a simple-to-read yet accurate format. Therefore the action list below does not nearly portray the mission as it would actually take place (with or without intervention from Max)! Instead, it is layed out in a structure more similar to that of the other plots, including Activation, Acquisition, Execution and Resolution.
So remember, this is definitely not the way it is actually going to go down, it's just written this way to help you understand what is going to happen. Actually keeping track of the progress of the plot and knowing when and where to be every hour is really up to your experience. This is, in fact, the most difficult plot in the game.
===Activation===
During this stage, the various Organizers activate one another as well as all of the Minor Agents and Couriers.
By this point none of the above participants have completed their role in the plot. However, remember that this plot is extremely complex, and that this stage will probably end during the Acquisition stage, not before it. This means that by the time all the above messages are delivered, one or more of the above participants may have already compelted their missions and will go into hiding!
===Acquisitions===
During this stage, the Minor Agents perform Minor Crimes to acquire the necessary items for this plot. All items are finally delivered to the Major Agent. In addition, money is withdrawn and delivered to one of the Organizers via no fewer than two Couriers.
By the end of this stage, the Drug Supplier, Supplier, Delivered Money and Middleman should have completed their missions and will attempt to go into hiding unless Arrested or Turned.
===Execution===
No agents complete their mission at the end of this stage.
===Resolution===
During this stage, the Processed Drugs make their way from one Major Agent to another by Courier, in order to commit yet another Primary Crime. The Mastermind is informed that all went according to plan.
By this point, all remaining participants, including the Mastermind (Mr. Big) will have completed their missions and will attempt to go into hiding unless Arrested or Turned.
==Scoring==
This is a list of the points you will be rewarded for performing various actions during the course of the mission.
Action 	Target 	Points																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Drug Supplier 	40 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Middleman 	35 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Supplier 	25 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Chemist 	40 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Pickup Man 	20 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Drug Kingpin 	45 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Delivered Money	30 																																																																																																	
Arrests 	Mr. Big 	200 																																																																																																	
 	 	 																																																																																																	
Confiscations	 	50 																																																																																																	
Confiscations	 	50 																																																																																																	
Confiscations	 	50 																																																																																																	
Confiscations	 	50 																																																																																																	
In addition, the following failure will increase the Maximum Score by the listed amount of points:
Action 	Max. Score Increase
Fail to prevent creation of the 	120
Fail to prevent distribution of the	280
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