Boater Discovers $1 Million in Cocaine Floating Off Florida Keys
Recreational boaters find 65 pounds of cocaine packaged with bald eagle designs, marking the latest in a series of drug discoveries in the region.
- The cocaine was found about seven miles off Islamorada by a private vessel.
- Authorities estimate the street value of the drugs at over $1 million.
- The packages, each weighing 2.2 pounds, were emblazoned with images of bald eagles.
- U.S. Border Patrol and Monroe County Sheriff's Office are handling the case.
- This incident follows several similar discoveries of cocaine in the Florida Keys area.