Cocaine Shark Found in the Bahamas

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Researchers suspect that the cause is, for example, ship waste water.

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Scientists have tested sharks positive for cocaine and caffeine

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A new study has shown for the first time that drugs and illegal drugs occur in the habitat of sharks in the Bahamas – and may already affect their health. Several species of sharks have been investigated in coastal waters around Eleuthera Island. The researchers analyzed blood samples of the animals on so-called "new species pollutants" – including painkillers, antibiotics, antidepressants, caffeine and also cocaine. In fact, they found several …