WTF is Going On?
How Colombia's cocaine hippos are living la vida loca
Like a Roman emperor, Pablo Escobar brought wild animals to his hacienda from Africa — lion, zebra, giraffe and three hippos. The hippos are still there
12 December 2021 - 00:03
Cocaine hippos are a thing. Not the thing you imagine. That is if your imagination turns to bizarre newfangled ways to transport the Colombian marching powder across state borders. The cocaine hippos I speak of are, in fact, the remnants of Pablo Escobar’s menagerie...
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