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Cocaine Bear, also known as Pablo Eskobear (sometimes spelled Escobear) [1] [2] or Cokey the Bear, [3] was a 175-pound (79-kilogram) American black bear that fatally overdosed on cocaine in 1985. The cocaine had been dropped by a group of drug smugglers in the wilderness in Tennessee, United States.
Dec 1, 2022 · Nearly 40 years after a 175-pound black bear found and ingested cocaine in a Georgia forest, the drug binge has inspired a movie.
- Amanda Holpuch
Feb 28, 2023 · The 175-pound black bear was found next to a duffel bag that had once been filled with more than 70 pounds of cocaine before it was hurled from a drug smuggler’s plane.
Feb 22, 2023 · The black bear that ingested the cocaine died of an apparent overdose after absorbing three or four grams of cocaine into its bloodstream — though it could have eaten more, Dr. Kenneth Alonso ...
- Henry Blodget
Feb 24, 2023 · The New York Times reported in December 1985 that a 175-pound black bear “died of an overdose of cocaine after discovering a batch of the drug.” The bear was found dead in Chattahoochee ...
- Zack Sharf
Mar 13, 2023 · The new comedic horror film is based on the real-life drug overdose of an American black bear—and illustrates how human recklessness endangers wildlife.
Feb 24, 2023 · Investigators were initially combing the forest for cocaine dropped by an airborne drug smuggler (more on him later) when they found a 79kg black bear had overdosed after stumbling upon a duffel bag full of the drug first.
