Major Cocaine Discoveries: From Alabama Shores to Florida Waters

 Local law enforcement officials in Alabama recently discovered approximately 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of what appears to be cocaine washed up on the shores, according to reports.

The police department in Dauphin Island, part of the community where the discovery was made, announced that the estimated value of the recovered substance is around $450,000. Subsequently, officers notified the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, which shares jurisdiction in the area and is now conducting an investigation into the matter.

Photographs released by law enforcement depict 25 packages resembling cocaine, each adorned with a percentage sign on the front.

This incident follows closely after scuba divers, while attempting to clean up debris, found a similar quantity of the substance submerged 100 feet underwater in Key West, Florida. Authorities in Monroe County, where Key West is located, handed over the suspected narcotics to US border agents.

These recent discoveries highlight the various types and quantities of drugs that are sometimes trafficked through international waters along the US coastline.

Just last month, another significant amount of the drug was discovered on Dauphin Island when beachgoers, while searching for seashells, stumbled upon cocaine estimated to be worth $1.2 million.

Furthermore, the US Coast Guard, in collaboration with the Dutch navy, recently intercepted and offloaded over 4,800 pounds (2,177 kilograms) of cocaine, valued at more than $63 million, after engaging in a firefight with a boat suspected of smuggling narcotics in international waters near Fort Lauderdale.

In a separate incident, Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa, Florida, famously caught 70 pounds (31.8 kilograms) of cocaine worth over $1 million while fishing last year.