U.S. Border Patrol agents in Florida discovered 3 pounds of cocaine that had washed up near the coastline of Cape Canaveral on Thursday.
Officials said they found the drugs, which have an estimated street value of $43,000, inside a water-logged package that had washed up on the shore, Fox News reported. The drugs will now be processed for seizure, officials said.
The Epoch Times has contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for comment.
This is not the first time drugs have washed up on Florida’s coastline.
On Oct. 15, Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, who leads the agency’s Miami Sector, said on Twitter that a good Samaritan walking in Daytona Beach had discovered a suspicious-looking package washed up along the shoreline….