Thousands of sharks off Florida's coast may have ingested bales of cocaine left in the water by drug smugglers attempting to get their product into the United States. The huge bales are often dumped at sea and picked up by drug smugglers on boats. Hird set off to the Florida Keys to investigate where fishermen told tales of drug-addled sharks consuming the bales. In one experiment, Hird and University of Florida environmental scientist Tracy Fanara created packages similar in size and appearance to real cocaine bales. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I think we have got a potential scenario of what it may look like if you gave sharks cocaine," Hird said in the film.

Source: Fox News July 21, 2023 16:33 UTC