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On Wednesday afternoon, an American diver snorkeling in the Florida Keys came across a black bag wrapped in duct tape. Inside that packed bag were 25 bricks of cocaine, which ended up weighing more than 30 kilograms.
The drugs were reported to the county sheriff’s office, who then turned them over to the US Border Patrol, which said the find was worth more than $ 1.5 million ($ 2 million).
The diver was not identified (who needs that, you know?) Other than being called “Good Samaritan” on the Twitter account of the Miami Border Patrol Sector Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G Martin.
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It is unclear where the drugs originated and investigators did not disclose that information to the public. Still, medicine packages often arrive in the area.
Newsweek reports that in recent months, people who engage in routine activities in the water have made similar discoveries. In December, a guy who was fishing found about 35 kg of cocaine floating near him. Last summer, two separate sets, one of about 36 kg of marijuana and another of almost 36 kg of cocaine, reached the coast.
Officials believe the Covid-19 pandemic may be leaving smugglers with fewer options for transporting drugs from South America to the United States. As a DEA special agent told The Miami Herald: “The flow has been hampered by the pandemic. All drug traffickers are having a hard time recruiting messengers. “
