Hurricane Debby, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Monday, was marked by heavy rain, powerful winds, and a damaging storm surge. In its wake, the storm also washed ashore $1 million worth of blow.
That’s according to Border Patrol, which announced via social media that a good Samaritan reported that 25 packages of cocaine weighing about 70 pounds had washed onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
U.S. Border Patrol acting Chief Patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II posted on X: “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 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
Turns out, cocaine washing ashore in Florida is a somewhat regular thing, with CBS News noting the shores of Florida are “not far from Caribbean transit hubs for drugs being trafficked from South America to the U.S. and Europe.”
More from the network:
In June, recreational boaters off the coast of the Florida Keys found 65 pounds of cocaine floating in the ocean, Briggs said.
ADVERTISEMENTEarlier that month, divers found 25 kilograms of cocaine about 100 feet underwater off Key West. The very next day, the same amount of suspected cocaine was found washed up on Dauphin Island, Alabama.
In May, a beachgoer found about $1 million worth of cocaine washed up along the Florida Keys, CBS News Miami reported.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
Square grouper season
— TJ Neeme (@HashtagTJNeeme) August 5, 2024
Man…
I gotta start morning walks along beach :/
— Bill*Bunch*of*Numbers (@bill75787972) August 5, 2024
Is that a cocaine “brand”? Drug dealers have logos now?
— GJ Nelson (@gjnelsonandco) August 5, 2024
Advanced Global warming, bring it on. Snow on the ⛱️ all up . Liked the ” good samaritan” going to the authorities, after getting his cut and making an igloo in his
— Jas (@Jas53475663) August 6, 2024
The owner can pick up the bag within the next 14 days. ID required
— StreetShotz (@bwstreetphoto) August 6, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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