Over $1 Million Of Cocaine Washes Ashore On Florida Beach

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Over $1 million worth of cocaine washed-up onshore in Flordia last week.

US Border Patrol seized over $1 million worth of cocaine, after a beachgoer said they found the drugs washed up on the shore, last week.

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30 packages containing cocaine were found south of Fort Lauderdale, according to a statement from US Border Patrol Miami Sector. "The 30 packages of cocaine weighed approximately 78 pounds with an estimated street value of over one million dollars," the statement said, according to CNN.

"On Monday, a beachgoer discovered 30 packages with 78 lbs. of cocaine that washed-up at #Hollywood Beach #Florida," Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin wrote on Twitter, August 26. "Miami Sector #BorderPatrol Agents seized the narcotics, valued at over 1 million dollars. Thankfully, the 78 lbs. of drugs didn’t make it into our community."

The washed-up cocaine is the latest in a continuing trend, says Border Patrol. During July and August, Border Patrol Miami Sector seized over 210 pounds of cocaine.

"These recent seizures represent hundreds of pounds of narcotics that will not make it into our streets or into our communities," Modlin said in a statement to CNN. "We are grateful for the community's support to our border security mission here in Florida."

Modin says the recent traffic is a sign of drug smugglers operating along the Florida coast.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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