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'Cocaine sharks' might be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida coast, scientists say

Sharks lurking off of Florida’s coast may be eating bundles of cocaine dumped in the ocean by US-bound drug smugglers and scientists want to find out. With the massive amounts of drugs washing up on beaches and being pulled out of the ocean by authorities each year, marine biologist Tom Hird wanted to investigate whether or not sharks had ingested cocaine as part of a new TV series “Cocaine Sharks” which will premiere during Discovery Channel’s beloved “Shark Week”.