What goes together better than drugs and money? It's um... More drugs and more money! And according to a story and the BBC, the money in the UK is covered with drugs! The exact findings show that, "
We are pretty much talking about all banknotes being contaminated with cocaine; one in 20 are contaminated with heroin or cannabis; and on average less than half are contaminated with ecstasy and amphetamines."
Although the press is quick to hype this finding as a possible crime prevention scheme -- linking drug covered bills to problem drug areas or organized crime, for example -- the study showed that all bills, no matter where they're from or how long they have been in circulation, have about the same level of contamination, simply from being rubbed up against other bills in stacks. Which makes me wonder, why is there so much cocaine floating around in our money? Is it because we like to toot blow through rolled up bills? There's nothing like the smell of coke and fresh money after breakfast.
Mmm... Fresh money.
