More than $1 million worth of cocaine was washed onto a Florida beach as Hurricane Debby reached Florida, bringing heavy rains and flooding.
Samuel Briggs II, the Acting Chief Patrol Agent for the United States Border Patrol in Miami revealed in a post on X that “25 packages of cocaine,” or roughly 70 pounds worth of cocaine was blown onto a beach located in the Florida Keys.
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
After Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida Monday, five people were reported dead as a result of the dangerously high winds, torrential rainfall, and flooding, according to the Associated Press (AP).
5 pm EDT: Tropical Storm #Debby centered near the FL/GA border is expected to produce potentially historic flooding for portions of the southeastern U.S. through the next several days. More: https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ pic.twitter.com/bhmOjb61f3
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 5, 2024
CNN reported that after hitting Florida as a hurricane, Debby would continue to “dump historic levels of rain and bring catastrophic flooding” while being classified as a tropical storm.
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