Man Finds $1.3M Worth Of Cocaine Washed Up Along Florida Beach, Turns It Over To Border Patrol Officials
A good samaritan notified authorities in Florida after he stumbled upon a whopping 65 pounds of cocaine that had washed up along the shoreline in the Florida Keys.
It's raining floating cocaine! There is something about Florida and cocaine washing up on its beaches. It's a tale that writes a new chapter every now and then, and it has another anecdote to it.
A good samaritan notified authorities in Florida after he stumbled upon a whopping 65 pounds of cocaine that had washed up along the shoreline in the Florida Keys.
Over the weekend, a Good Samaritan discovered 1.3 million dollars worth of cocaine washed-up along the shoreline in the Florida Keys. The large black package contained 65 lbs. of cocaine & was turned over to #BorderPatrol custody.
¡ª Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin (@USBPChiefMIP) August 16, 2021
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"Over the weekend, a Good Samaritan discovered 1.3 million dollars worth of cocaine washed-up along the shoreline in the Florida Keys. The large black package contained 65 lbs. of cocaine & was turned over to #BorderPatrol custody," Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin said in a tweet.
The US Border Patrol seized the drugs, which they said were bundled up in a black package and are worth a total of about $1.3 million.
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Police did not confirm where precisely in the Florida Keys the bundle was found. They said that a "Good Samaritan" turned the package in after stumbling upon it over the weekend.
People reporting finding drugs on or near the water has become a trend in the Florida Keys.
On August 5, someone turned in 2.4 pounds of cocaine worth $55,000 found on the shore at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West.
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Only a month ago, Border Patrol agents seized a 2.7-pound brick of cocaine that washed up on a beach on the island of Little Torch Key, according to the Miami Herald.
The package was called in after being found by a "concerned citizen." The brick was estimated to be worth around $61,000.
Over the years, bundles of drugs have been found off the Florida coast in a variety of strange ways. For example, $53 million of cocaine was found tangled around a sea turtle in 2017. In 2019, $165 million worth of the drug was found stashed inside of a submarine involved in a high-speed chase with the Coast Guard, Newsweek reported.
