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New York dealers use Britney Spears' and Christina Agulera's names as euphemisms for cocaine, it has been revealed.

The revelation comes as a narcotics ring with a dozen members were busted by police yesterday (10 June). The group were indicted on charges of shifting a variety of drugs, including heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and more, as reported by Times Union. 

This in itself is nothing remarkable as drugs busts happen every day, what is remarkable is the slang that they used. Britney meant crack cocaine whereas Christina Aguilera meant cocaine. Obviously this was a highly sophisticated code with no one really sure about why one name was chosen for one particular substance. 

Crack cocaine can be found below

The busted drugs ring has had over 340 counts of drug trafficking brought against them with one member reportedly having a "house full of cocaine". Time to give up that Christina Aguilera chaps.