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A family found more than half a million dollars in cocaine on the beach during their vacation (video)

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Newsroom October 9 06:52

A family discovered 20 bricks of cocaine on a beach while on vacation in South Carolina, estimated to be worth around $600,000.

A man and his family were walking along the beach on Fripp Island, a popular tourist spot located near the state’s border with Georgia, when he stumbled upon an object floating in the water, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said, according to NBC affiliate WMBF News.

According to police, the man retrieved the “large, dark object” from the water and transported it to the nearby vacation home where the man and his family were staying. When he opened the package, he saw several large bricks. He cut the bricks with a knife, revealing white powder.

Police say the man called authorities, who responded to the call at 11:56 p.m. on Sunday. When they arrived, they found a black trash bag torn open with 20 bricks of cocaine inside. Police estimate that the street value of the drug package was worth around $600,000.

According to ABC-affiliate WJCL, the bricks of cocaine weighed 20 kilograms (44 lbs) in total.

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Bricks of cocaine were also found at two Florida beaches in September, following Hurricane Dorian which pummeled the southeastern US coast.

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