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Cocaine Bear, also known as Pablo Eskobear (sometimes spelled Escobear) or Cokey the Bear, 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 Colombian 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.
Mar 13, 2023 · A medical examiner concluded the 200-pound bear had died of acute cocaine intoxication after ingesting about three to four grams of cocaine. “It’s enough to kill anybody,” the investigator...
Feb 24, 2023 · The legend of Pablo Escobear, a black bear that died after overdosing on cocaine dropped into the Georgia woods from an airplane, is getting a push from the movie “Cocaine Bear,” which was...
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
Feb 24, 2023 · The true story behind “Cocaine Bear” started in September 1985, when convicted drug smuggler Andrew Thornton died after a parachuting accident.
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.
Sep 28, 2023 · What happened in the four weeks between when the bear ate the cocaine and investigators found its body is anyone's guess, but the animal likely died relatively quickly, riding out on a...
In December 1985, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that a 175-pound black bear had “died of an overdose of cocaine after discovering a batch of the drug,” according to a three ...
Feb 24, 2023 · Investigators believed Thornton, a former Kentucky narcotics officer and lawyer, intended to return to the area to get the cocaine, but he died when he parachuted from the plane with 35 kilograms of cocaine strapped to his waist. The bear had actually been dead for four weeks before police made the discovery.
