{"id":2306841,"date":"2024-07-23T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cocaine-sharks-found-off-the-coast-of-brazil-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:32:46","slug":"cocaine-sharks-found-off-the-coast-of-brazil-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cocaine-sharks-found-off-the-coast-of-brazil-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine sharks found off the coast of Brazil &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcocaine-sharks-found-off-the-coast-of-brazil-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306841&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8220;Cocaine sharks found \u2064off the coast of \u200bBrazil&#8221; is a report about marine biologists in Brazil finding sharks that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">tested positive<\/a> for cocaine\u2063 off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The sharks\u2064 were found to have 100 times the \u2062amount of \u200bcocaine than \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proof-native-americans-in-arizona-given-tvs-tablets-resort-stays-for-votes-registering-to-vote\/\" title=\"PROOF: Native Americans in Arizona Given TVs, Tablets, Resort Stays for Votes\/Registering to Vote\">previously reported<\/a> in Brazilian aquatic wildlife. \u200cThe \u200cresearch, conducted by the \u2062Oswaldo\u2062 Cruz Foundation, \u200bsuggested that the high levels \u2062of cocaine in \u200dthe sharks may come from \u2064cocaine manufacturing plants on the \u200dshore. This discovery highlights the impact\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-believe-climate-change-is-happening-but-are-only-willing-to-pay-1-in-carbon-tax-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Americans Believe Climate Change Is Happening But Are Only Willing To Pay  In Carbon Tax, Poll Shows\">human activities<\/a> on marine life and the environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cocaine sharks found off the coast of Brazil<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1710695\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sharks<\/a> that have tested positive for cocaine have been found off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brazil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brazil<\/a>, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Marine biologists in Brazil tested 13 sharpnose sharks and found them to have 100 times the amount of cocaine than previously reported in Brazilian aquatic wildlife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cek9mr43x1xo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The research, performed by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, suggested the high levels of cocaine come from cocaine manufacturing plants on the shore.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Science<\/em>, Sara Novais, a marine ecotoxicologist at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre of the Polytechnic University of Leiria, said the study is &ldquo;very important and potentially worrying,&rdquo; according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes after cocaine sharks were reportedly found last year off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/jul\/22\/cocaine-sharks-drugs-florida-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>coast of Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shark species have recently become endangered in Brazil due to heavy demand for shark meat in the country, making it one of the top importers of shark meat, most of it from threatened species, in the world, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/article\/2024\/jul\/07\/brazil-fishing-shark-meat-trade-threat-species-marine-conservation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <em>Guardian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These findings are indicative of potential human health risks, as sharks are highly consumed in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in fact, throughout the entire Brazilian territory and indeed, worldwide,&rdquo; the researchers said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/brazil-sharks-cocaine-drugs-sharpnose-news-b2584211.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to the <em>Independent<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1710695\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1710695\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Cocaine sharks found \u2064off the coast of \u200bBrazil&#8221; 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The sharks\u2064 were found to have 100 times the \u2062amount of \u200bcocaine than \u200bpreviously reported in Brazilian aquatic wildlife. \u200cThe \u200cresearch, conducted by the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3042,"featured_media":2306842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sharks-istock-fish-wildlife-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4403,11521,10343],"class_list":["post-2306841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brazil","tag-cocaine","tag-sharks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sharks-istock-fish-wildlife-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2306842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}