400 pounds of pot washes up on Fla. beach

Marijuana worth more than $1 million

Published On: Sep 30 2012 08:02:59 AM EDT   Updated On: Oct 01 2012 10:26:37 AM EDT
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JUPITER, Fla. -

Authorities are investigating after about 400 pounds of marijuana valued at over $1 million washed ashore in South Florida.

Police said a fisherman discovered several burlap sacks along the shoreline in Jupiter on Saturday morning.

Investigators searched the area and found more marijuana, eventually recovering 75 packages of pot.

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