Florida boaters find $625K worth of cocaine floating in Gulf after recent storms, deputies say

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EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - Boaters discovered over half-a-million dollars worth of cocaine floating in the Gulf of Mexico this week, according to deputies. 

The Collier County Sheriff's Office said 56 pounds of cocaine were found bobbing near mangroves just off Panther Key near Everglades City. The package of drugs was about the "size of a microwave oven" and contained 25 individually wrapped kilos of cocaine, deputies added. 

70 pounds of cocaine valued at over $1 million washes up in Florida Keys 

The cocaine, which was apparently in the water for a while, has an estimated street value of $625,000. 

Photo: Collier County Sheriffs Office

"We appreciate the help of Good Samaritans in our community who saw something unusual and contacted law enforcement," Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said in a statement. 

Lobster diver, fisherman find suspected bricks of cocaine off Florida coast 

Detectives said the cocaine most likely washed in with the tides from the East Coast due to recent storms, including Debby, which was first a tropical storm but then was upgraded to a hurricane later on. They're still working to find out exactly where the drugs came from.