Beachgoer finds 20 bricks of cocaine washed up on Florida beach

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A beachgoer came across 20 bricks of cocaine washed ashore on the white sands of Vero Beach over the weekend, according to U.S. Border Patrol officials.

In a tweet, Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar said the bricks had a collective weight of 57 lbs.

Local authorities collected the bricks and turned them over to the USBP.

The drugs have an estimated street value of nearly $700,000.

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