Bundle of cocaine washes up on Volusia County beach

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies stopped dozens of pounds of cocaine from reaching the Central Florida streets after the large stash washed ashore. ...

October 9, 2023
7:58 AM

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies stopped dozens of pounds of cocaine from reaching the Central Florida streets after the large stash washed ashore. On Sunday, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of 2900 North the Beach in Ormond-by-the-Sea after someone walking the beach noticed the package of drugs and called to report it. Deputies took custody of it and contacted Border Patrol to turn it over to them. The cocaine weighed 67 pounds and had an estimated street value of nearly $1 million.

Nikki DeMarco