{"id":45219,"date":"2024-05-09T14:17:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=45219"},"modified":"2024-05-09T14:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:17:22","slug":"beachgoer-finds-approximately-1m-worth-of-cocaine-in-the-florida-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/05\/09\/beachgoer-finds-approximately-1m-worth-of-cocaine-in-the-florida-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Beachgoer finds approximately $1M worth of cocaine in the Florida Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A beachgoer strolling along the sands of the Florida Keys on Tuesday found an unusual item — a 65-pound package of cocaine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to Adam Hoffner, assistant chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol\u2019s Miami sector, the cocaine was found in a bound package on Long Key, the Miami Herald <\/a>reported. The person finding the package contacted authorities, the Border Patrol said in a statement on X <\/a>, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat doesn\u2019t belong here?\u201d the tweet asked <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Border Patrol estimated the street value of the narcotics at more than $1 million, according to WFOR-TV <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Border Patrol agents, in collaboration with Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office, successfully retrieved the package, WSVN-TV <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to WFOR <\/a>, the last time a package containing cocaine washed up on a Florida beach was in October 2023. That is when 67 pounds of the drug washed up along Daytona Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Key is in the middle Florida Keys, located approximately halfway between Miami and Key West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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