Hurricane Debby roared ashore in northern Florida Monday morning, but not before it blew a large amount of cocaine onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
U.S. Border Patrol officials said Debby is responsible for blowing 25 packages containing more than $1 million worth of cocaine onto a beach.
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The cocaine, around 70 pounds in total, was found by a good Samaritan, who contacted authorities.
Border Patrol officials seized the drugs.
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