More than $100,000 in cocaine washes up on 3 Florida Panhandle beaches in 1 day
More than $100,000 in cocaine washed ashore in the form of three packages found on separate Florida Panhandle beaches over a period of about 24 hours Monday and Tuesday.
According to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, the first call came Monday from Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach. A beachgoer reported finding a Ziploc bag, wrapped in clear plastic, and containing what appeared to be cocaine.
Later Monday, deputies were sent to the Gulfview Heights beach access about a suspicious package. This one appeared to be a brick of cocaine, wrapped in a biohazard bag with some sort of logo on it.
The package was taken to the WCSO’s south substation, where it tested positive for cocaine.
Tuesday morning, a call came from Grayton Beach State Park regarding yet another brick of cocaine, this one wrapped with a different logo.
All three packages were submitted into evidence for destruction.
The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the finds and the WCSO’s Vice/Narcotics Unit is also investigating.