(PatriotPostNews.com) — In a video on social media, the acting chief of the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), Samuel Briggs II, revealed that $1 million of cocaine was discovered off the coast of Florida. The illicit drug was found by private boaters. CBP determined there to be roughly 20 packages of cocaine. The boaters found the floating narcotics about seven miles off the coast of Islamorada, Florida. In the video statement, Briggs showed one package printed with an artist’s rendering of a bald eagle.
The cocaine discovery totaled 65 pounds, with an estimated value of roughly $1 million. Briggss thanked the good Samaritan boaters for reporting the finding, and said that CBP will be seizing the narcotics.
On June 19, 2024, Monroe County law enforcement was alerted by an individual who was cleaning trash up from a beach. The unnamed individual found a package on the beach that appeared to be cocaine. This package was confirmed to be cocaine and had a similar image to the eagle, but of a dog with the name “Pinky” typed at the bottom. On June 10th, roughly 55 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of $450,000 was found off the coast of Alabama. The Mobile County Sheriff’s office said that the drug was found on the west coast of Dauphin Island.
On June 9th, an additional 55 pounds of cocaine were discovered off the coast of Florida. Divers found what they believed to be a bag of trash in the water, however, the bag was found to hold 24 bricks of cocaine. The drug was found off of Key West and was reported by the Rainbow Reef Dive Center. The Monroe County Sheriff in Southern Florida posted images on social media, this time the packages were printed with what appeared to be the Nike logo. In another instance, 70 pounds of cocaine were found off the coast of Florida, featuring an image of a butterfly.
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