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News Articles: Cocaine

The number of overdoses that involve both fentanyl and stimulants like cocaine and meth is growing fast. One way people who use drugs can protect themselves is by using test strips to check for the presence of fentanyl in other drugs.

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.

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  • Scott Maucione
The West Wing of the White House on July 5. The U.S. Secret Service has closed its investigation into a small bag of cocaine found just inside a different entrance to the building.

Who left cocaine in the West Wing? The Secret Service says they may never know

Several hundred people could have dropped the small bag of cocaine near a door to the West Wing. But without fingerprints, DNA or video evidence, the Secret Service can't figure out who did it.

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  • Tamara Keith
Amiry the serval was rescued from a tree in Cincinnati in January. A DNA test confirmed his species, while a narcotics test confirmed his exposure to cocaine.

A wild cat was found in Cincinnati with cocaine in its system. No, it's not a movie

The story of Amiry, the serval found in a tree, happened in January, but was only made public recently. He's been doing well at the Cincinnati Zoo, which reportedly hopes to make him a cat ambassador.

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  • Rachel Treisman
Bear from the movie Cocaine Bear

Yes, 'Cocaine Bear' is a real movie. It's also a true story from Georgia

Yes, "Cocaine Bear" is a real movie. And it might be a hit. Since the trailer first debuted for Elizabeth Banks' very, very loosely based-on-a-true-story comedy has stoked a rabid zeitgeist.

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Nearly 1,500 pounds of alleged cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to officials. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $11.8 million.

A shipment of baby wipes turns out to be $11.8 million worth of cocaine

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the seized cocaine totaled more than $11.8 million in street value.

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  • Jonathan Franklin
Coca plants in the Guaviare department, Colombia. The leaves are the raw ingredient used to make cocaine.

Opinion: To End The Drug War, Help Coca Farmers Find A Way Out

U.S. policy has focused on eradicating the crop used for making cocaine in Colombia. Here's why farmers keep replanting it.

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  • Elizabeth Dickinson
Mario Figueroa has been charged with cocaine trafficking.

Army Soldier At Fort Stewart Charged With Cocaine Trafficking

A Fort Stewart soldier has been charged with cocaine trafficking as part of a drug investigation at the southeast Georgia Army post. Pvt. 1st Class...

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  • Associated Press