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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Owen Scott

Cocaine bear step aside. Enter sharks who are testing positive for illicit drugs in the Caribbean

Scientists have discovered traces of cocaine, caffeine and even painkillers in sharks prowling the waters surrounding the Bahamas.

The drugs were detected in three shark species, with researchers warning that the study’s findings warned of “emerging pollution risks in seemingly pristine ecosystems.”

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