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6 vendor types — Complete guide to every shop, dealer, and vendor in Drug Dealer Simulator 1.

Data sourced from game files and community research. All images extracted from game textures.

📑 Table of Contents

🤝 Drug Suppliers (6)
🔧 Equipment Vendors
🏪 General Shops
💎 Pawn Shops & Fences
🏧 ATMs & Banking
🧺 Money Laundering Businesses

🤝 Drug Suppliers (6 contacts)

Your supply chain — every contact who sells raw drugs. Each supplier unlocks at different progression milestones and specializes in specific product types.

Eddie

Old Town • Starter Supplier

Your first contact in the business. Eddie gets you started with low-tier product and teaches you the basics of dealing on the street.

Marijuana Hashish

Unlock: Available from start

David Greenie

Weed Specialist

Dedicated weed grower and supplier. Offers higher quality and larger quantities of marijuana than Eddie at better bulk prices.

Marijuana (bulk) Hashish (bulk)

Unlock: Complete early weed missions

Mikhail

Russian Supplier • Mid-Tier

A Russian contact who opens the door to harder drugs. Mikhail supplies amphetamine and cocaine, significantly boosting your profit potential.

Amphetamine Cocaine

Unlock: Reach mid-game reputation

Psychedelic Contact

Psychedelics Specialist

Your source for mind-altering substances. Supplies LSD blotters and magic mushrooms — niche products with dedicated clientele and high margins.

LSD Mushrooms

Unlock: Psychedelic questline

Keiji

Yakuza • High-Tier

Yakuza-connected supplier offering the most profitable and dangerous drugs. Meth and heroin command top dollar but bring serious heat.

Crystal Meth Heroin

Unlock: High reputation + Yakuza questline

Ballena Man

Cartel Contact • Bulk Supplier

Cartel-connected heavyweight who deals in massive quantities. The go-to source for bulk cocaine orders when your operation scales up.

Cocaine (large quantities)

Unlock: Cartel questline + high level

Supplier	Drugs Offered	Tier	Unlock Requirement
Eddie	Marijuana, Hashish	Starter	Available from start
David Greenie	Marijuana (bulk), Hashish (bulk)	Starter+	Early weed missions
Mikhail	Amphetamine, Cocaine	Mid	Mid-game reputation
Psychedelic Contact	LSD, Mushrooms	Mid	Psychedelic questline
Keiji	Crystal Meth, Heroin	High	Yakuza questline + high rep
Ballena Man	Cocaine (large quantities)	High	Cartel questline + high level

💡 Tip: Always maintain good relations with multiple suppliers. If one runs out of stock or you get heat in their territory, you need a backup source to keep product flowing. Diversifying your supply chain is key to a resilient operation.

🔧 Equipment Vendors (1 vendor)

Gerard is your one-stop shop for all lab equipment, tools, and production gear needed to process and manufacture drugs.

Gerard

Lab Equipment & Tools Dealer

The only equipment vendor in the game. Gerard sells everything you need to set up your lab — from basic mixers to advanced crystallisers and pill presses.

Equipment	Category	Used For	Approx. Price
Mixer `LAB-MIXER`	Lab Equipment	Mixing drugs with cutting agents	$300–$500
Crystalliser `LAB-CRYSTAL`	Lab Equipment	Processing crystal meth, crack	$800–$1,200
Pill Maker `LAB-PILLPRESS`	Lab Equipment	Pressing ecstasy pills	$600–$900
Dryer `LAB-DRYER`	Lab Equipment	Drying wet product, processing	$400–$700
Mill / Grinder `LAB-MILL`	Lab Equipment	Grinding product into powder	$250–$450
Containers & Bottles `LAB-CONTAINER`	Supplies	Storage, mixing reagents	$20–$80
Weed Growing Equipment `EQUIP-WEED`	Weed Production	Grow lamps, pots, ventilation, seeds	$100–$2,000

⚠️ Note: Gerard's stock refreshes periodically. Higher-tier equipment (crystalliser, pill maker) may only become available after you reach certain reputation levels or progress through specific questlines.

🏪 General Shops (cutting agent sources)

Legitimate stores around the city sell products that double as cutting agents. Buying from shops raises no suspicion — these are legal purchases.

💊 Pharmacies

Medical cutting agents

Pharmacies sell over-the-counter medication that works as cutting agents to dilute your product and increase volume:

Paracetamol Ibuprofen Viagra

🏬 Convenience Stores

Household cutting agents

Corner shops and grocery stores sell everyday household items commonly used as cheap cutting agents for powdered drugs:

Baking Soda Sugar

Cutting Agent	Source	Best Used With	Quality Impact
Paracetamol	Pharmacy	Cocaine, Heroin, Amphetamine	Medium
Ibuprofen	Pharmacy	Cocaine, Heroin	Medium
Viagra	Pharmacy	Ecstasy, Amphetamine	Low
Baking Soda	Convenience Store	Cocaine, Crack production	High
Sugar	Convenience Store	Amphetamine, Cocaine	High

⚠️ Warning: Over-cutting your drugs will tank the quality. Clients will notice, your reputation will drop, and you will lose customers. Find the sweet spot between volume and quality — usually 10–20% cutting agent is safe for most drugs.

💎 Pawn Shops & Fences (valuables)

Stolen valuables can be sold at pawn shops and through fences scattered across the city. These provide a secondary income stream beyond drug sales.

Valuable	Rarity	Estimated Sell Value
Phone `VAL-PHONE`	Common	$30–$80
Watch `VAL-WATCH`	Common	$50–$150
Bracelet `VAL-BRACELET`	Uncommon	$80–$200
Necklace `VAL-NECKLACE`	Uncommon	$100–$250
Gold Bar (Small) `VAL-GOLD-SM`	Rare	$200–$400
Gold Bar (Large) `VAL-GOLD-LG`	Rare	$400–$800
Mysterious Ring `VAL-RING-MYSTERY`	Very Rare	$500–$1,000+

💡 Tip: Valuables are found in stash spots, dropped by NPCs, or obtained during certain missions. Check your map for

cart/shop markers to locate the nearest pawn shop. Prices vary between fences — shop around for the best deal.

🏧 ATMs & Banking (cash management)

ATMs let you deposit and withdraw cash. Managing your finances is critical — carrying too much dirty money makes you a target for police and robbers.

ATM Locations

Marked on your map

ATMs are spread across every district. Look for the ATM marker on your world map. Most are found near shops, gas stations, and main intersections.

💰 Cash Mechanics

Deposit & Withdraw

Deposit: Store cash safely in your bank account. Deposited money cannot be lost if you get busted or robbed.
Withdraw: Pull cash out when you need it for purchases, supplier payments, or business investments.

Feature	Dirty Money (Cash on Hand)	Clean Money (Bank Account)
Risk if Busted	Confiscated by police	Safe and untouched
Risk if Robbed	Stolen by gangs	Safe and untouched
Police Suspicion	Large amounts raise suspicion	No direct suspicion
Use for Purchases	Immediate — pay vendors directly	Must withdraw first
Laundering Required	Yes, for large deposits	Already clean

⚠️ Warning: Depositing large amounts of dirty money at once can trigger bank alerts. Use money laundering businesses (below) to clean your cash before banking it in bulk. Small deposits are generally safe.

🧺 Money Laundering Businesses (5 tiers)

Invest in legitimate businesses to clean your dirty money. Each tier unlocks progressively, offering higher daily laundering capacity and better returns on investment.

🧺 Laundromat

Tier 1

Your first laundering front. Low capacity but cheap to acquire and gets the money cleaning started.

Investment: ~$5,000 Daily: ~$500

⛽ Gas Station

Tier 2

More legitimate-looking front with better daily capacity. A solid mid-game investment for steady money cleaning.

Investment: ~$15,000 Daily: ~$1,500

🚗 Car Wash

Tier 3

High-volume cash business, perfect for laundering. Significant investment required but pays for itself quickly with heavy dealing.

Investment: ~$35,000 Daily: ~$3,500

🍽️ Restaurant

Tier 4

Upscale front with excellent laundering capacity. Expensive to buy but a massive upgrade in daily money cleaning throughput.

Investment: ~$75,000 Daily: ~$7,000

🎵 Club

Tier 5

The ultimate laundering front. Nightclubs handle enormous cash volumes and are the endgame for cleaning your dirty money empire.

Investment: ~$150,000 Daily: ~$15,000

Business	Tier	Investment Cost	Daily Capacity	ROI (Days to Break Even)	Unlock Requirement
🧺 Laundromat	1	~$5,000	~$500/day	~10 days	Early game progression
⛽ Gas Station	2	~$15,000	~$1,500/day	~10 days	Laundromat owned
🚗 Car Wash	3	~$35,000	~$3,500/day	~10 days	Gas Station owned
🍽️ Restaurant	4	~$75,000	~$7,000/day	~11 days	Car Wash owned + rep
🎵 Club	5	~$150,000	~$15,000/day	~10 days	Restaurant owned + high rep

💡 ROI Note: All laundering businesses pay for themselves in roughly 10 days of in-game time, assuming you are feeding them enough dirty cash to hit their daily capacity. The key bottleneck is not the business cost — it is generating enough dirty money to keep the laundering pipeline full. Prioritize buying the next tier as soon as you can afford it.

🏆 Optimal Vendor Strategy:

1. Start with Eddie for weed, build reputation in Old Town while learning the mechanics.
2. Buy a Laundromat early — clean your cash before it piles up and gets confiscated.
3. Unlock Mikhail for amphetamine/cocaine as soon as possible — the profit jump is massive.
4. Pick up lab equipment from Gerard to start cutting drugs and multiplying profits.
5. Buy cutting agents in bulk from pharmacies and convenience stores — they are cheap and legal.
6. Sell stolen valuables at pawn shops for extra income between drug runs.
7. Bank your money frequently at ATMs — never carry more cash than you can afford to lose.
8. Upgrade laundering businesses progressively: Laundromat → Gas Station → Car Wash → Restaurant → Club.
9. Push for Keiji and Ballena Man contacts late game — meth, heroin, and bulk cocaine are the endgame profit machines.