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cocaine users who turn a blind eye to the misery caused by the drug have been accused of hypocrisy.

They were urged yesterday to ‘look to their consciences’ because of the toll it inflicts on those enslaved by cartels and on the environment.

Tony Saggers, an expert in stemming the flow of the drug into Britain and who works for the National Crime Agency, called on the country’s dinner party set and professional classes to ‘open their eyes’.

‘Cocaine is an attractive drug and the majority of people who use it can afford to do so and make a choice to use it,’ he said. ‘ They live affluent lifestyles, they may be at university, and they choose to consume the drug. But do they realise it is behind such human exploitation?’