Along with winds of up to 70 miles per hour (112 kilometers per hour), the tropical storm brought 25 packages of coke ashore.
Hurricane Debby has hit the U.S. coast with winds reaching up to 70 miles per hour but that’s not the only type of blow it’s brought.
On Monday, Acting Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol – Miami Sector Samuel Briggs II wrote on X that the storm washed up 25 packages of cocaine onto a shore in the Florida Keys. In total, the packages of coke weighed 70 pounds and had a street value of around $1 million, said Briggs. They were found by a “Good Samaritan,” who reported them to authorities.Sometimes, storms aren’t even necessary for the sea to vomit up illicit party favors. In June, 71 pounds of cocaine estimated to have a street value of almostwere recovered from yet another Florida beach.
Debby made landfall in Florida on Monday and is currently heading across the northern part of the state toward Georgia and South Carolina. At least four people are11-Year-Old Charged in More Than 20 Swatting Calls Against SchoolsRemember Cocaine Bear? Well, Brazilian sharpnose sharks caught off the coast of Rio de Janeiro all tested positive for the stuff, in what is a problematic finding.
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