Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine

Sharks off coast 0f Brazil party city test positive for cocaine

Scientists speculate some sharks may have attacked bricks of cocaine which traffickers had lost at sea.

Sharks test positive for cocaine in Brazil’s drug-polluted waters

Brazilian sharpnose sharks found with cocaine in their livers and muscles highlight the impact of the illegal drug trade on marine life, scientists say.

Scientists discover cocaine in sharks off the coast of Brazil

The only thing worse than a cocaine bear might just be a cocaine shark. Scientists in Brazil said they discovered traces of cocaine in 13 sharks living off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

Wild boars in Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to a new study. The results show the extent of the cocaine trade in the country, which exports tonnes of narcotics to Europe.

Study: Sharks off coast of Brazil test positive for cocaine

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer  Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, marking the first time the drug has been found in free-ranging sharks, according to researchers.  In the study, titled “‘Cocaine Shark’: First report on cocaine and benzoylecgonine detection in sharks,” researchers at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro analyzed cocaine and its main metabolite, benzoylecgonine, in the muscle and l…

Brazilian Waters Infested with ‘Cocaine Sharks,’ Scientists Say

Drug-tainted oceans are turning marine life into unwitting users. In this study, cocaine was in every shark they tested.