Hurricane Debby blows a million dollars’ worth of cocaine onto Florida beach

In the Florida Keys, Hurricane Debby brought rain, wind, and lightning, along with another unexpected item.

Border Patrol seized 25 packages of cocaine that were blown onto a beach in the Florida Keys because of Hurricane Debby, Samuel Briggs II, acting chief patrol agent for the Miami Sector, posted Monday on X.

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

“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,” Briggs said in the post.

Border Patrol seized the cocaine as Hurricane Debby, now downgraded to a tropical storm, continues to batter northwestern Florida.

The storm made landfall Monday morning at roughly 7 a.m. EDT in Steinhatchee, Florida, near the state’s Big Bend. More than 200,000 customers in Florida are without power, as of Monday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.

The storm has killed four people, according to officials, and it will continue its way north through parts of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and possibly Virginia later in the week, as it is likely to weaken over land.