KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard worked with Border Patrol agents in Florida to fish a lot of drugs out of the water.
A boater spotted what turned out to be 69 pounds of cocaine floating in the water off Islamorada in the Upper Keys, the Miami Herald reported.
The U.S. Border Patrol tweeted a picture of the drugs, which have an estimated street value of more than $1 million.
Over the weekend, a Good Samaritan discovered over 1 million dollars in cocaine floating at sea near the Florida Keys. The package contained nearly 69 lbs. of cocaine. #BorderPatrol agents with support from @USCGSoutheast recovered the drugs.
— Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin (@USBPChiefMIP) December 6, 2021
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