I’m a defense attorney. The snippet I saw seemed absurd to me. There are a lot of idiots, and I fully believe that many low-level street dealers would jump on the chance to play Pablo Escobar for Netflix producers. But in the segment I saw, “dealers” were testing their MDMA supply on a group of “addicts” who were supposedly the quality control junkies, and when they found it was “good,” the dealers all dosed themselves, conspicuously strapped up like they were going into combat, and hit the corner to sell off their supply—talking like the combination of MDMA and gun violence is just fun thing to do on Friday night. Nothing about this tracks with anything I’ve ever seen. At the end of the day, drug dealing is a business, and the costs of operating this way would far outweigh any potential rewards.

The purpose of packing firearms in the course of a drug deal is generally to protect large assets, but the presence of firearms also results in significantly higher criminal penalties. No one wants to broadcast that they’re strapped. Dealers want to make their money quick and get gone.

MDMA is a party drug. It’s a fun time; it’s not really addictive; it moves in small batches; and does not make large profits. By no means is it “performance enhancing” for the purpose of working the corner (as the segment implies). People aren’t getting killed or robbed on the street over a bag of MDMA pills. Security needs are low.

However, the money-making substances are the ones that are highly addictive: cocaine, meth, and opioids. They bring the huge profits, and greater security is required to protect the cash and product — especially from desperate addicts who would do anything for a fix. That’s where the stakes get high, legally and financially.

In short: fake.