As Hurricane Debby, which brought heavy rains and flooding to Florida, approached the state, more than $1 million in cocaine washed up on a Florida shore.
Samuel Briggs II is the acting chief patrol agent for the United States Border Patrol Miami. He revealed on X in a posting that “25 packages” of cocaine, or approximately 70 pounds of cocaine were blown onto a Florida Keys beach.
Hurricane Debby blew away 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.). Briggs posted on his blog Monday that the drugs were thrown onto a Florida Keys beach. A “Good Samaritan” found the drugs and contacted authorities. The U.S. Border Patrol confiscated the drugs with a street worth of more than 1 million dollars.
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
According to the Associated Press, after Hurricane Debby hit Florida on Monday, five deaths were reported as a result of dangerously high wind, torrential rain, and flooding.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC), in a posting on X, reported that Tropical Storm Debby “centered near” Florida and Georgia’s border at around 5:00 p.m.
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 Debby, after making landfall in Florida as a Hurricane, would continue to bring “historic levels of rainfall and catastrophic flooding”, while still being classified as a tropical storm.
