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A cocaine shipment was found floating off the Florida Keys. It weighed 69 pounds

Bricks of cocaine are displayed on the floor. The drugs were found at sea off the Flordida Keys Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
Bricks of cocaine are displayed on the floor. The drugs were found at sea off the Flordida Keys Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. U.S. Border Patrol

A boater spotted a large shipment of cocaine floating off the Florida Keys on Saturday, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

The cocaine had a total weight of 69 pounds, and authorities estimate the haul has a street value of more than $1 million.

The drugs were found at sea off Islamorada in the Upper Keys, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection Division Chief Adam Hoffner.

This story was originally published December 6, 2021 at 1:04 PM.

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David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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