Health · 8 hours ago
Britain Took About 2.5bn Lines of Cocaine in a Year
US Drug Enforcement Administration, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Police across Britain are recording more crimes linked to cocaine, a Guardian investigation has found. Crimes mentioning the drug rose 10% since 2019, while Home Office wastewater testing suggests use in England climbed 26% since 2021. Around 123,000kg was consumed in 2024-25, roughly 2.5 billion lines worth about £9.8bn. Nearly a fifth of those crimes were violent, and historically low prices are helping fuel use.
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