Beachgoer finds $1.5 million worth of cocaine that washed ashore on South Florida beach

(US Customs and Border Protection)

A beachgoer stumbled upon more than $1.5 million worth of cocaine that washed ashore on a Florida beach.

US Border Patrol said the person found a package that contained 65 pounds of cocaine bundled up on the sand in Palm Beach. 

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Local authorities were notified of the find.

Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin said the package was then turned over to US Border Patrol custody.

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