Tropical Storm Debby, during its passage through the southern United States, caused a shipment of cocaine to wash ashore, which was discovered by a person who handed it over to the authorities.
Debby "threw 25 packages of cocaine (70 pounds) on a beach in the Florida Keys," said Samuel Briggs II, acting chief of the United States Border Patrol for the Miami Sector, on X.
The U.S. official highlighted the attitude of the person who "discovered the drugs and contacted the authorities."
He also stated that “the U.S. Border Patrol confiscated the drugs, which have a street value of over one million dollars.”
Briggs did not reveal the name of the beach where the drugs were discovered, and the origin of the cocaine remains unclear so far, Local 10 News reports.
Tropical Storm Debby is moving away from Florida, leaving large floods and at least four deaths, while it is now heading toward the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
Among the deceased is a 64-year-old truck driver who died on Interstate 75 in the Tampa area after losing control of his truck with a trailer, which overturned on a concrete wall and ended up hanging off the edge before the cabin fell into the water.
Another victim was a 13-year-old boy, who died after a tree fell on a mobile home located southwest of Gainesville, according to the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
A 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy also died in a car accident on wet roads in Dixie County.
The possibility of flooding threatens the cities of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, said the National Hurricane Center. Up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) are forecasted for central and northern Florida.
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