“This is the first COC and BE report for free-ranging sharks worldwide,” the researchers wrote. “Cocaine (COC) and benzoylecgonine (BE) were detected in Brazilian Sharpnose sharks.

A research team headed by Enrico Mendes Saggioro from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks and found cocaine in the muscles and livers of each without exception. This is ...

Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, scientists say. Marine biologists tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks taken from the shores near Rio de Janeiro and found they ...

12, the day after people reported seeing the bodies of 50 to 100 sharks. Workers found “51 dead Atlantic sharpnose sharks at the tideline ranging in size from 14 to 21 inches,” public ...

In a revelation that seems like a Sharknado side plot, a team of marine biologists have found significant levels of cocaine in the systems of Brazilian Sharpnose sharks off the coast of Rio de ...