As Hurricane Debby ripped through the Florida Keys, U.S. Border Patrol noticed some things washing up on the beaches. Patrol officers found 25 individual packages of cocaine on the beach from the aftermath of the Category 1 hurricane.
Hurricane Debby blows cocaine worth over $1 million onto beach in Florida Keys, U.S. Border Patrol says https://t.co/RbO911ZSYE
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 6, 2024
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
— Jeffrey Dinise (@USBPChiefMIP) August 5, 2024
U.S. Border Patrol acting chief patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II says the packages were first found by an individual that called in o get the situation handled. The total amount of cocaine found puts it at a street value of a little over $1 million. According to CBS, this isn’t the first time cocaine bricks have washed up on beaches.
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