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25 Yosemite Sam-Branded Cocaine Bricks Wash Ashore on Florida Beach

Officials have logged the 70-pound load into evidence under a joint federal-state investigation.

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The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says the 25 bricks of cocaine were found June 29 by a beachgoer visiting Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Overview

  • A beachgoer discovered 25 vacuum-packed bricks stamped with Yosemite Sam on Miramar Beach in Walton County on June 29.
  • Deputies reported the bricks contained about 70 pounds of cocaine valued at roughly $500,000.
  • The sheriff’s office warned beach visitors to report suspicious packages without touching them due to potential harm.
  • Investigators suspect the bundles were dumped at sea by traffickers moving cocaine from the Caribbean to avoid capture.
  • Comparable discoveries of distinctively packaged drug bricks have recurred along Florida shores since 2021, underscoring persistent maritime smuggling tactics.