U.K. Study Finds Cocaine<br />Contaminated Shrimp A study published in the ‘Environment<br />International’ recently looked at the exposure<br />of freshwater shrimp to different micro-pollutants. Samples were pulled from 15 locations<br />across Suffolk, with all testing positive for cocaine. Compounds such as ketamine and fenuron were<br />also found to be widespread in the tested shrimp. Dr. Thomas Miller,<br />via statement Dr. Thomas Miller, lead author of the study,<br />said these results were expected in urban<br />areas, but surprising in smaller, rural catchments. Miller is unsure as to how the<br />illicit drugs entered the shrimp. Dr. Thomas Miller,<br />via statement
