A passing storm, which ultimately became Hurricane Debby, largely left the Florida Keys unscathed. But it did blow some 25 packages of cocaine onto a beach on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Border Patrol and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
A good Samaritan discovered the bricks near a pier on the Old Highway in Islamorada, near MM 84, according to MCSO. U.S. Border Patrol said it seized the drugs, which have a street value of more than $1 million.
The recent discovery adds to several other reports of drugs either floating at sea not far from the Keys or washing onto the shores. On July 31, a Key Largo resident conducting a cleanup along a seawall found a package of suspected cocaine. On July 29, fishermen located 25 bricks of cocaine while offshore of north Key Largo.
During the first day of lobster mini-season on July 24, a person diving for lobster approximately 1 mile offshore of Tavernier, on the oceanside, found a package of suspected cocaine.
All the discovered packages were turned over to the Border Patrol.
