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Over $1 million worth of cocaine washed ashore in Florida Keys after Hurricane Debby

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By Patrick Chalvire

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    ISLAMORADA, Florida (WSVN) — Authorities seized 25 packages of cocaine that washed ashore in the Florida Keys following Hurricane Debby.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the packages weighed approximately 70-80 pounds and were discovered by a Good Samaritan on Sunday near a pier on the 84000 block of the Old Highway in Islamorada.

The U.S. Border Patrol seized the cocaine, which has an estimated street value of over $1 million.

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