PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — A beachgoer in Palm Beach came across an unusual find over the weekend.
U.S. Border Patrol officials said a good Samaritan found 71 pounds of cocaine washed ashore and notified local authorities.
Twenty-five packages of cocaine were taken into the custody of border patrol agents.
Over the weekend, a Good Samaritan discovered 71 pounds of cocaine washed up in Palm Beach, FL & notified local authorities. #BorderPatrol Agents responded & took custody of the 25 packages of cocaine, valued at nearly 1 million dollars.
#breakingnews #drugseizure #florida pic.twitter.com/HfyLIGYeF4— Samuel Briggs II (@USBPChiefMIP) December 16, 2020
According to acting Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin, the cocaine is valued at nearly $1 million.
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