MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — Hurricane Debby did more than bring punishing winds and dangerous storm surge to parts of Florida.
Down in the Florida Keys, the Category 1 storm blew more than $1 million worth of cocaine onshore, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
In a post on X Monday, Samuel Briggs II, the acting chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol's Miami sector, said Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine weighing 70 pounds onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys. Good Samaritan discovered the drugs & contacted authorities. U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of over $1 million dollars.#Hurricane #Debby #Florida #floridakeys pic.twitter.com/nsjKu6qm8V
— Samuel Briggs II (@USBPChiefMIP) August 5, 2024
Briggs said a good Samaritan found the drugs and contacted authorities.
The chief added the cocaine has a street value of more than $1 million.
