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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

BBC wrongly reports Britons consume 117 million tonnes of cocaine each year

Cocaine-related drug deaths are up 30% in a year, the latest data shows (Alamy/PA) -

The BBC has been called out after a newsreader wrongly reported that Britain consumed 117 million tonnes of cocaine a year.

The incorrect figure would mean the country consumed the equivalent of over 4.7kg of cocaine per person, per day.

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