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'Cocaine Sharks' Discovered in Brazil Raise Alarm Over Ocean Pollution


Brazilian sharpnose sharks swimming in South America's coastal waters have been found to have significant levels of cocaine and its metabolites in their system, according to a team of researchers in Brazil.

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