Hurricane Debbie hit the US coast with wind speeds of up to 70 mph (112 kph), but that wasn’t the only devastation it caused.
On Monday, US Border Patrol’s Miami Division Chief Patrol Officer Samuel Briggs II posted on Twitter that the storm had washed up 25 boxes of cocaine on the shores of the Florida Keys.
Briggs said the boxes of cocaine, which weighed a total of 70 pounds (31.7 kilograms) and had a street value of about $1 million, were discovered by a “good Samaritan” who called authorities.
Hurricanes tend to bring unexpected illicit gifts ashore: In 2019, more than a dozen chunks of cocaine were found on two Florida beaches after Hurricane Dorian struck the state.
Sometimes, even when there’s no storm, the ocean can spew out illegal party favors. In June, 71 pounds (32 kilograms) of cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly $1 million was found in the ocean. $5 million Another fish was recovered from another Florida coast. About a year earlier, Tampa Mayor Jane Kastl was enjoying a fishing trip in her hometown (sensing a pattern here) when she reeled in yet another fish. 70 pounds Disco ke’s.
Debby made landfall in Florida on Monday and is now moving across the upstate toward Georgia and South Carolina. At least four people have been killed in accidents caused by the storm.
About 250,000 homes were without power, and the National Hurricane Center warned of the risk of flooding across the southeastern United States in the coming days.
