More than $1.6 million worth of cocaine washed up on Florida beaches during Hurricane Debby, authorities say

Hurricane Debby left behind significant destruction in the Southeast last week, and also more than 100 pounds of narcotics along Florida’s shores. On August 4, 25 packages of cocaine were found on a beach in Islamorada, weighing about 70 pounds with an estimated street value of over $1 million. A week later, another batch of cocaine worth over half a million dollars was discovered floating near Everglades City. The drugs, weighing 56 pounds, were wrapped in a package the size of a microwave oven. Authorities believe the recent storms caused the drugs to wash ashore.