ISLAMORADA, Fla. – About 70 pounds of suspected cocaine was found floating at sea Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Islamorada, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
According to Adam Linhardt, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the Coast Guard Station Islamorada just after 2:30 p.m. after the drugs were found.
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He said the suspected bale of cocaine was wrapped in plastic and contained numerous smaller packages labeled with a green sticker with “100%” printed in white on the side and a row of white stars below it.
The drugs were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol.
It’s unclear where they originated from.