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Mayor finds 70 pounds of cocaine while on fishing trip in the Florida Keys

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor helped reel in 70 pounds of cocaine while fishing last month in the Florida Keys, her office confirmed on Tuesday.

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  1. Local News 8

    Tampa mayor makes $1.1M cocaine catch while fishing in Florida Keys with family (opens Local News 8)

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    By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a big catch while fishing the Florida Keys with family late last month, spotting and hauling in a package containing 70 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $1.1 million, according to the mayor’s office.

  2. WSVN Miami

    Tampa mayor makes $1.1M cocaine catch while fishing in Florida Keys with family - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a big catch while fishing the Florida Keys with family late last month, spotting and hauling in a package

  3. New York Post

    Tampa Bay mayor reels in $1M worth of cocaine after discovering black package on fishing trip (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The mayor served eight years in narcotics and six years as police chief.

  4. Tampa Bay Times

    Tampa mayor’s big catch on Keys fishing trip? 70 pounds of cocaine. (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    Mayor Castor, the former Tampa police chief, was with family when they spotted $1.1 million worth of drugs.

  5. AL.com

    Tampa mayor reels in 70 pounds of cocaine during Florida Keys fishing trip (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The drugs had an estimated street value of $1.1 million.

  6. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Mayor finds 70 pounds of cocaine while on fishing trip in the Florida Keys (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor helped reel in 70 pounds of cocaine while fishing last month in the Florida Keys, her office confirmed on Tuesday.

  7. CBS News

    Tampa mayor reels in 70 pounds of cocaine during her family fishing trip (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The mayor and her family lifted the drug bale, estimated to be worth more than $1 million, into their boat before turning it over to authorities.

  8. UPI

    Tampa Bay mayor hauls in 70 pounds of cocaine during fishing trip (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    While on a fishing trip with her family in late July, Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor reeled in a big catch -- about 70 pounds of cocaine valued at some $1.1 million dollars.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Tampa Mayor Went Fishing, Caught 70 Pound Block of Cocaine (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Mayor Jane Castor caught a surprise haul while fishing off the coast of Florida in late July

  10. Fox News

    Tampa mayor catches $1.1M worth of cocaine while fishing in Florida Keys with family (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her family were fishing in the Florida Keys late last month when they discovered a bale of cocaine floating in the ocean.

  11. Fortune

    Tampa mayor goes fishing and reels in 70-pound package of cocaine (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Jane Castor is a former police chief who spent eight years working the narcotics beat. She just hauled in another $1.1 million catch.

  12. CBS News

    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor reels in cocaine catch while fishing in the Keys (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Castor and her family hauled in a 70 pound bale of cocaine

  13. The Daily Caller

    Tampa Mayor Goes Fishing, Catches 70 Pounds Of Cocaine (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor caught 70 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of $1.1 million, while on a fishing trip with her family in late July.

  14. NBC New York

    Tampa mayor finds big catch off Florida Keys: 70 pounds of cocaine (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Mayor Jane Castor, a former police chief, recognized the package floating in the Atlantic as a bundle of cocaine, a city spokesperson said Tuesday.

  15. FOX 13 Tampa

    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor reels in unexpected $1.1M worth of cocaine during Florida Keys vacation with family (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    The mayor of Tampa went on vacation in the Florida Keys to catch mahi mahi. Instead, her family reeled in cocaine.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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