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Over $1 million worth of cocaine found off Florida coast, officials say

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

Boaters in the Florida Keys discovered 65 pounds of cocaine floating in the ocean earlier this week, according to law enforcement officials.

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  1. CBS News

    Boaters find over $1 million of cocaine — packaged with bald eagle designs — floating at sea off Florida Keys (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Officials said the drugs, which were found in the water about 7 miles off Islamorada, Florida, were handed over to U.S. Border Patrol agents.

  2. NBC New York

    Bald eagle cocaine: Boater finds over $1 million of drugs in the Florida Keys (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A boater found 65 lbs of cocaine worth over $1 million floating in the Florida Keys, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

  3. Seattle Times

    Boaters find $1 million of cocaine floating off Florida Keys (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Recreational boaters found $1 million worth of cocaine floating in the ocean off the Florida Keys.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Boater discovers 65 pounds of cocaine floating in the Florida Keys - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    A boater discovered several packages of cocaine floating in the water of the Florida Keys. U.S Border Patrol arrived at the discovery site and secured

  5. NBC News

    Boater finds $1 million worth of cocaine with bald eagles on it floating in Florida Keys (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A boater found 65 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $1 million floating in the Florida Keys, the U.S.

  6. The Guardian

    Florida boaters find $1m worth of cocaine in Atlantic Ocean (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Wrapped in bald eagle packaging, 21kg of cocaine was found off the Florida Keys coast

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    Over $1 million worth of cocaine found off Florida coast, officials say (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Boaters in the Florida Keys discovered 65 pounds of cocaine floating in the ocean earlier this week, according to law enforcement officials.

  8. UPI

    Boater finds $1 million in cocaine off Florida Keys (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A boater in the Florida Keys has found nearly two dozen individually wrapped packages of suspected cocaine, according to authorities.

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