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Boater finds 69 pounds of cocaine floating off Florida Keys

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.

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 Boreder Protection Division Chief Adam Hoffner.

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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