Still, one might argue, drug trafficking is a secret world, and it is difficult to be sure of the real number of addicts, and the relationship between the amounts confiscated, sold, and transshipped. Under these circumstances, however, a persuasive argument against the charge that drugs are being routed through Taiwan to the US can be made based on price.
不過，吸毒是極其私密的行為，犯罪黑數很難說得準確，連帶查緝量、消費量和進出流通量間的關係也不易掌握，這時「價格」會是一個比較有說服力的數字。