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70 pounds of cocaine worth more than a million dollars appear in the Florida Keys

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Orlando, Florida. – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said suspected cocaine weighing approximately 70 pounds was found near a dock in Islamorada, Florida, on Sunday afternoon.

The package was turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol, which estimates the street value of the drugs at more than $1 million. A good Samaritan discovered the 25 packages and contacted authorities.

Hurricane Debby washed 25 packages of cocaine (70 pounds) onto a beach in the Florida Keys. A good Samaritan discovered the drugs and contacted authorities. The U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of more than $1 million.

Hurricane Debby washed 25 packages of cocaine (70 pounds) onto a beach in the Florida Keys. A good Samaritan discovered the drugs and contacted authorities. The U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of more than $1 million.

Debby made landfall around 7 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 storm in Steinhatchee, Taylor County. As forecast, it produced significant amounts of rain and storm surge without generating catastrophic winds. The system lost speed once it made landfall and moved slowly along the Georgia border at 7 mph in a north-northeasterly direction.

Debby had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph at landfall and was downgraded to a tropical storm by 11 a.m. as it slowly moved across northern Florida. While further weakening was expected, tropical storm warnings were issued for numerous areas, including Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns and Union counties.

HURRICANE DEBBY HEADLINES:

At least four deaths were attributed to the storm, two in Dixie County and one in Hillsborough County, involving vehicle accidents, authorities said. In Levy County, a teenager died after a tree crashed through the roof of a mobile home.

Approximately 250,000 utility customers were experiencing power outages by Monday afternoon, and power had been restored to 322,000 customers.

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