The use of cocaine in Britain has doubled in seven years, as one in 50 Londoners currently snorts the drug daily. Tests of the drug in sewage show Londoners are taking almost 200,000 doses of cocaine every day, which amounts to about £700,000. Cocaine purity is soaring thanks to the increased supply and production in Latin AmericaTraces of the drug have been found in fish and shrimps in Suffolk. Recent research by the National Crime Agency confirmed cocaine purity is at 'historically high levels'. Dr Barron said treating sewage can remove most of the cocaine from waste water before it is recycled into rivers.

Source: Daily Mail May 19, 2019 08:48 UTC