Overview

• Lt. Gov. Jay Collins disclosed the interdiction at a West Palm Beach briefing on Oct. 15.
• A DEA West Palm Beach alert led Florida Highway Patrol to stop a southbound semi on the Florida Turnpike in Palm Beach County on Oct. 5.
• Troopers discovered a hidden compartment with duffel bags containing about 173 kilograms packaged as 146 bricks.
• Officials offered differing estimated values for the cocaine at roughly $14.7 million or $17.3 million.
• The truck’s occupants were transferred to federal custody, with one person reported as previously deported and no names released.