FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. – A lot of blow blew onto a Florida beach Monday, thanks to Hurricane Debby.
The storm blew 25 packages, some 70 pounds, onto a beach in the Florida Keys, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Samuel Briggs II, the acting chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol - Miami Sector, posted on X that a Good Samaritan discovered the drugs and contacted authorities.
“U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of over $1 million,” Briggs posted.
Debby slammed into Florida as a Category 1 hurricane near the Big Bend before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
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Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys. Good Samaritan discovered the drugs & contacted authorities. U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of over $1 million dollars.#Hurricane #Debby #Florida #floridakeys pic.twitter.com/nsjKu6qm8V
— Samuel Briggs II (@USBPChiefMIP) August 5, 2024
Cocaine has been found many times on and near the shores of Florida.
CBS News reported that in June recreational boaters off the coast of the Florida Keys found 65 pounds of cocaine floating in the ocean.
Earlier that month, divers found 25 kilograms of cocaine about 100 feet underwater off Key West, CBS reported.
In May, a beachgoer found about $1 million worth of cocaine washed up along the Florida Keys, CBS News Miami reported.