BBC wrongly reports that everyone in Britain does 1711kg of cocaine a year

Brits might use a bit of nose candy from time to time, but 117 million tonnes seems a bit much (Picture: Getty)

Cocaine consumption in Britain may be high, at an estimated 117 tonnes, according to the NCA, but a recent BBC report placed the usage at a comical amount.

BBC Radio 2 accidentally reported that Britain consumes 117,000,000 tonnes of cocaine each year.

Those statistics mean that for every one of the 68,350,000 people living in Britain, 1711kg of cocaine would be consumed each year.