{"id":2319541,"date":"2024-08-05T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-debby-blows-a-million-dollars-worth-of-cocaine-onto-florida-beach-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T15:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:48:09","slug":"hurricane-debby-blows-a-million-dollars-worth-of-cocaine-onto-florida-beach-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-debby-blows-a-million-dollars-worth-of-cocaine-onto-florida-beach-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Debby blows a million dollars\u2019 worth of cocaine onto Florida beach &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhurricane-debby-blows-a-million-dollars-worth-of-cocaine-onto-florida-beach-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hurricane Debby recently impacted the\u2062 Florida Keys, \u200ccausing severe weather \u2062conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-soccer-redesigns-traditional-crest-rainbow-colored-to-support-and-embrace-the-lgbtq-community\/\" title=\"U.S. Soccer Redesigns Traditional Crest Rainbow Colored \u201cTo Support and Embrace the LGBTQ Community\u201d\">including rain<\/a>, wind, and lightning. Amidst the\u2063 storm&#8217;s effects, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-trolls-facebook-instagram-and-others-as-x-stays-up-amid-massive-social-media-outage\/\" title=\"Elon Musk taunts Facebook, Instagram, and more during major social media outage\">unexpected incident occurred<\/a>: 25 packages of \u200dcocaine, weighing a total of 70 pounds and valued at over $1 million, were washed ashore. The packages were \u2062discovered \u2064by a Good Samaritan, who promptly reported the find to the authorities. The U.S.\u2064 Border Patrol\u2062 seized the drugs, as confirmed\u2064 by Samuel Briggs II, the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/honduran-child-sex-offender-arrested-in-michigan-6-months-after-deportation\/\" title=\"Honduran Child Sex Offender Arrested in Michigan 6 Months After Deportation\">acting chief patrol agent<\/a> for the \u200bMiami Sector.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hurricane Debby blows a million dollars&rsquo; worth of cocaine onto Florida beach<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a> Keys, <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Hurricane<\/a> Debby brought rain, wind, and lightning, along with another unexpected item.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol seized 25 packages of <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cocaine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cocaine\">cocaine<\/a> that were blown onto a beach in the Florida Keys because of Hurricane Debby, Samuel Briggs II, acting chief patrol agent for the Miami Sector, posted Monday on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys. Good Samaritan discovered the drugs &amp; contacted authorities. U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of over $1 million dollars.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hurricane?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hurricane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Debby?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Debby<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Florida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/floridakeys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#floridakeys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nsjKu6qm8V\">pic.twitter.com\/nsjKu6qm8V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samuel Briggs II (@USBPChiefMIP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefMIP\/status\/1820458017386647772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys. Good Samaritan discovered the drugs &amp; contacted authorities. U.S. Border Patrol seized the drugs, which have a street value of over $1 million dollars,&rdquo; Briggs said in the post.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol seized the cocaine as Hurricane Debby, now downgraded to a tropical storm, continues to batter northwestern Florida.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The storm made landfall Monday morning at roughly 7 a.m. EDT in Steinhatchee, Florida, near the state&rsquo;s Big Bend. More than 200,000 customers in Florida are without power, as of Monday afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/area\/state\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> poweroutage.us.<\/p>\n<p>The storm has killed four people, according to officials, and it will continue its way north through parts of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and possibly Virginia later in the week, as it is likely to weaken over land.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722151\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Debby washes ashore a million dollars&#8217; worth of cocaine on a Florida beach. In the Florida Keys, the storm brought heavy rain, strong winds, and lightning, but also an unexpected surprise. According to Samuel Briggs II, acting chief patrol agent for the Miami Sector, Border Patrol confiscated 25 packages of cocaine that were carried onto a beach by Hurricane Debby. A Good Samaritan found the drugs and alerted authorities. The U.S. Border Patrol took possession of the cocaine, which has an estimated street value exceeding $1 million. As Hurricane Debby has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it continues to impact northwestern Florida after making landfall early Monday morning near Steinhatchee at around 7 a.m. EDT. Over 200,000 customers in Florida are currently without power as reported by poweroutage.us. The storm has resulted in four fatalities and is expected to move northward through parts of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and possibly Virginia later this week while likely weakening over land<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2319542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florida-hurricane-cocaine.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[11521,37251,37250,4133,37252],"class_list":["post-2319541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cocaine","tag-florida-beach","tag-hurricane-debby","tag-news","tag-weather-event"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/florida-hurricane-cocaine.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}