A study looking at freshwater marine life in the U.K. has an alarming conclusion – cocaine and illegal pesticides inside freshwater shrimp. The research looked at the exposure of wildlife, including the freshwater shrimp Gammarus pulex, to different micropollutants when the researchers came to the startling revelation. Samples were tested from 15 different locations across Suffolk and all of them came back positive for cocaine, which Dr. Leon Barron found "surprising." “Such regular occurrence of illicit drugs in wildlife was surprising," Dr. Barron said in the statement. At this time, it's unclear how the cocaine and the banned pesticides entered the shrimp, Dr. Barron added.

Source: Fox News May 01, 2019 16:14 UTC