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.

Fishscales: Traces of cocaine found in 13 sharks off coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil Reports

Researchers have identified traces of cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine, in 13 sharks off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. According to them, the finding points to the high quantity of the drug in the city’s waste water, which enters tributaries that empty into the Atlantic ocean.

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.

Sharks in Brazil are testing positive for cocaine, say scientists

Scientists have found 13 dissected sharpnose sharks off the coast of Brazil testing positive for the drug cocaine.