Hurricane Dorian Washes up 16 Bricks of Cocaine on Florida Beaches

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Posted 12:38 PM, September 4, 2019, by CNN Wire

Weird things wash up on beaches all the time.

It happened again Tuesday morning, when a package containing a kilogram of cocaine washed ashore near Florida’s Paradise Beach Park just as Hurricane Dorian began impacting the state’s east coast, local officials said.

A beachgoer found the drugs, pointing out a “suspicious package” to a patrol officer monitoring the beach, Melbourne city spokeswoman Cheryl Mall told CNN. The officer took the package into custody, and the contents were tested, confirming the cocaine.

The package isn’t the only recent ground score along Florida’s sands. A beachgoer Friday at Cocoa Beach, less than 20 miles away, found a duffel bag filled with 15 bricks, or kilograms, of cocaine, Cocoa Beach police Sgt. Manny Hernandez told CNN.

Just one brick of cocaine can sell for upwards of $30,000 on the street, he said.

https://ktla.com/2019/09/04/hurricane-dorian-washes-up-16-bricks-of-cocaine-on-florida-beaches/

Weather Channel video:

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/video/hurricane-dorian-washes-bricks-of-cocaine-ashore-in-florida

[nycbos]

1. You know this is going to lead to some great "Florida Man" headlines.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. makes ya wonder what happened to the boat

Pretty good assumption it was a boat carrying the stuff.

[Coventina]

3. This story needs this song:

[Brother Buzz]

4. I wonder how the Square Groupers are faring

[world wide wally]

5. You beat me to it