Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, scientists say

[Judi Lynn]

Cocaine consumption has risen massively around the world in recent decades, according to the study.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:11AM

Sharks living off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new research, the first time that the drug has been detected in free-ranging sharks.

Scientists tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks in the waters off the city of Rio de Janeiro and found cocaine present in both the liver and muscle tissue of all 13 specimens, according to a paper by researchers at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil sent to CNN on Tuesday.

The species was chosen due to its small size and the fact that it lives in a small area of coastal waters, where it is exposed to significant contaminant discharges for its entire life cycle, according to the study.

Cocaine levels were around three times higher in muscle tissue than liver tissue, according to the study, while female sharks had higher cocaine concentrations in muscle tissue compared to males.

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1. That's awful.

I can just imagine some movie exec cooking up "The Next Big Blockbuster..."

[alfredo]

2. Just what we need, a wired paranoid shark roaming the seas.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. At least it's not pot

Those munchies would be killer

[Marcus IM]

4. And no Castro to blame. Lol

Remember the summer of sharks, 2001, before 9/11, when the media was obsessed with shark attacks - the actual numbers were on par with the average - there was significant speculation in S Florida media that the Castro government was training sharks to go to Florida beaches to attack tourists.


Yep. Qwackanon level crazy has been part of the S Florida Cuban "exile" diaspora long before tRump.

[Judi Lynn]

7. Most definitely remember that. They also claimed they were sending infected birds to Florida

to spread Bird Flu, another time!

The Shark Plot was a real winner, however.



"Fidel sent me!"

[rubbersole]

5. Don't let tsf see this.

The late great Hannibal Lector will get 'bumped' for cocaine sharks trained by Hunter Biden.

[Sneederbunk]

6. Cocaine-snorting sharks. Who knew?

Where do they get the money?

[PikaBlue]

8. From dead men's chests?

Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum.