Hurricane Debby left behind not only a trail of deadly destruction in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida's shores, authorities said.
ByStream Southern California's News Leader and Original Shows 24/7in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida's shores, authorities said.
Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk credited good Samaritan boaters for reporting the narcotics they discovered floating in the mangroves off Panther Key, the agencyThe boaters found what was later determined to be 56 pounds of cocaine wrapped in a package about the size of a microwave oven. It contained 25 individually wrapped kilograms of cocaine, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office. The drugs had an estimated street value of $625,000, authorities said.
"The find was reminiscent of the 'square grouper' marijuana smuggling days in Collier County during the 1970s and 1980s but uncommon for today," the Facebook post said. Collier County Sheriff's Office detectives and its vice and narcotics bureau are working to determine where the drugs came from, according to authorities.
He says he frequently witnessed drugs washing up along the South Texas shoreline along the Gulf Coast during one of his past DEA assignments.
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