Florida’s beaches have made headlines in the past thanks to the huge volume of cocaine that frequently washes up.
These instances are the result of drug traffickers from Central and South America who attempt to smuggle cocaine and other narcotics into the United States.
Many of these traffickers will travel via boat or aircraft, dropping bales of cocaine into the water to evade detection by law enforcement or pass the drugs along to fellow traffickers.
These drop-offs often happen in the Atlantic Ocean or in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida, so strong storms and currents push these packages ashore, where they are then discovered by passersby or law enforcement.
But while many of these packages may be stopped before they do any damage,…
