Yes, the viral story of 'Cocaine Bear' is true

The next movie from Universal sounds insane: a bear eats pounds of cocaine and goes on a murderous rampage through the hills of north Georgia. But is it real?
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[@AlexTheLi0n]

Makes sense, because if the best consumed that much cocaine then I would expect for it to die of cardiac arrest. It had no way of knowing that the drugs would cause an overdose.

[@ghostfrieza2904]

Waif just a minute..Are you sure the bear didn't know he would of overdosed from the cocaine...?? Can you prove please?

[@yudishbeeharry8849]

@@ghostfrieza2904 he died

[@Deltawhiskeymike]

"say hello to my little friends" just brought on a whole new meaning....
(that bear is my hero btw!)

[@madeitbigtv]

Eating million dollars worth of cocaine that had to be some good old cocaine

[@mantequilla6118]

It's not like the movie makes it out to be lol ,
bear ate a bunch of coke leaves , from a bag ,
had a burst of energy then died few min after ,
Tho it would be fun to take a bear on adventures

[@JeffinBville]

His body, plane and cargo were all found - hundreds of miles away from each other. Was the plane at 36,000 ft?

[@tbrowntracyj]

Eating it would numb the bears mouth and give him a tummy ache
However if the news wants to get some of that stuff they need to stay mum

[@thebidstar26]

Can confirm I was the cocaine

[@BigToeJohnDoe]

This is not going viral 😂

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

And why wouldn't it be true, just look at the hood...