Packages of cocaine worth more than $100,000 recently washed ashore at three beaches in Florida, authorities said.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office said three packages washed up in early April at Miramar Beach, Gulfview Heights, and Grayton Beach State Park, which are located in the Florida Panhandle.
The first package was found on April 3 at Miramar beach after someone found a Ziploc bag wrapped in clear plastic, according to a post on the Walton County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page. That packaged was confiscated and submitted for destruction, officials said.
That same day, a suspicious package was reported at Gulfview Heights Beach.
"The package was wrapped in a bio bag and was black in color with a logo sticker on the outside. The package was brought to the South Walton substation where it later tested positive for cocaine and submitted for destruction," the sheriff's office said.
On Tuesday, another brick of cocaine was found at Grayton Beach State Park.
The sheriff's office said it was not uncommon for deputies to respond to the beach for suspicious items that may have washed ashore, including possible drugs, ordnances, or other items.
The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the incidents.
Last October, officials found 50 individually wrapped packages of powdered cocaine at Vero Beach. Officials said at the time the drugs had an estimated street value of $1.7 million. A month later, three pounds of cocaine were found at a beach in Brevard County.
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