Mayor goes fishing, finds cocaine

[Randy]

Off the hook! US mayor goes fishing, finds $1.1 mn of cocaine

The mayor of the Florida city of Tampa came across a big catch during a recent fishing expedition: about 70 pounds (31.7 kilograms) of cocaine, valued at around $1.1 million, US media reported.On July 24, officials announced the find on social media, attributing it to "a recreational boater" and...

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The mayor of the Florida city of Tampa came across a big catch during a recent fishing expedition: about 70 pounds (31.7 kilograms) of cocaine, valued at around $1.1 million, US media reported.

Jane Castor was enjoying a vacation day off Marathon, in the Florida Keys, on July 23 when a family member spotted something in the warm Atlantic waters.

At first she thought it was "shade as opposed to something shady" -- perhaps small fish clustered under some debris in the ocean, she told Fox 13 news.

But the "closer we got, I was like, 'oh, that would be a bale of cocaine'," she said.

Castor said she had no doubt what she was seeing: her more than three decades on the Tampa police force, including six years as its chief, allowed her to recognize the drug stash with absolute certainty.

The family loaded the microwave-sized package onto their boat. Tightly packed bundles were visible under layers of plastic film.

Castor saved the location of the find in her watch and called the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

The US Border Patrol seized the shipment shortly thereafter.

On July 24, officials announced the find on social media, attributing it to "a recreational boater" and including a photograph of the stash: 25 bricks of cocaine, each stamped with a purple butterfly.

Thoughts?

 

[Nebulous]

Thats crazy, I wonder how it ended up there? Was someone else going to get the coordinates and come back for it? Or did it just fall off a boat?

 

[DaBoss37]

Thats crazy, I wonder how it ended up there? Was someone else going to get the coordinates and come back for it? Or did it just fall off a boat?

Or did he put it there just to finding while fishing later as publicity stunt?

 

[Nebulous]

Or did he put it there just to finding while fishing later as publicity stunt?

It was a lady but it would be funny if that were true.

 

[DaBoss37]

It was a lady but it would be funny if that were true.

Yes, it would be funny if it was true, but you never know.

 

[MrDawn]

Or did he put it there just to finding while fishing later as publicity stunt?

I think it's his 😂

 

[Webster]

Thoughts?

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