Waves from HurricaneDorian send kilo of cocaine worth $30,000 crashing onto Florida beach
Hurricane Dorian is making its way north along the southeast coast, sending heavy rain, strong winds—and apparently, a single brick of cocaine crashing onto one of Florida's beaches.
According to Melbourne City Police, an officer on foot patrol was approached by someone reporting a"suspicious package" along the shore of Paradise Beach around 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Police said the package recovered at the scene was"consistent with a kilo of illegal drugs," and when taken in, tested positive for cocaine.," the Spanish word for"diamond.
"The investigation is ongoing," said Cheryl Mall, Public Information Officer for the City of MelbourneMelbourne police discovered a brick of cocaine washed up on Paradise Beach in Brevard County, Florida on September 3, 2019.The discovery came days after police found 15 kilos of cocaine in an abandonedCounty, Florida. Areported the bag to local police around 5 p.m.
However, that hasn't stopped the police department from being inundated with questions and responses to the incident—many of them thinking the police had uncovered more than two dozen kilos of cocaine on the beach.
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