.......Cocaine, and lots of it, testing shows
Looks like Trump should send Hegseth to sink some yachts in Massachusetts to combat all those drug traffickers.
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After eight months of sampling what flows through the island's sewer system, Nantucket's wastewater monitoring program has identified one consistent outlier: cocaine.
Over that period, the island's cocaine markers have routinely exceeded national and regional averages, including two spikes in October and December that reached nearly three times the national average, while fentanyl and other opioid data have consistently been well below those same averages.
Testing on Oct. 14 showed cocaine levels just under 3,000 nanograms per liter, compared to a U.S. national average of roughly 1,000 ng/L. Elevated readings were again recorded on Dec. 15 and Dec. 22, when concentrations climbed to roughly 2,700 to 2,800 ng/L before tapering off in January and early February.
The town notes that this can occur when unused drugs are discarded. But it can also occur when cocaine is used with alcohol, as the body doesn't break it down as efficiently.
Over the eight-month window, Nantucket's cocaine levels have frequently measured above both national and Northeast regional averages, even outside of the October and December spikes.
By contrast, fentanyl levels have remained near non-detect for much of the testing period, with only minor shifts. Methamphetamine and xylazine have also consistently tested well below national and regional averages. Nicotine levels have swung but generally remained at or slightly below national averages.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/02/whats-in-nantuckets-sewer-water-cocaine-and-lots-of-it-testing-shows.html
Looks like Trump should send Hegseth to sink some yachts in Massachusetts to combat all those drug traffickers.
