Nothing to sniff at: "Large amounts" of cocaine hit Texas beaches after smuggling goes awry

While the Easter bunny delivered candy baskets on Sunday, ocean currents off the coast of Texas delivered cocaine packages wrapped in algae to the shores of Galveston and Jamaica Beach. "It seems there was a raid on a ship offshore and the crew started dumping large amounts overboard, and it's washing up on the coast line," said city officials, via CBS News. — Read the rest The post Nothing to sniff at: "Large amounts" of cocaine hit Texas beaches after smuggling goes awry appeared first on Boing Boing.

Apr 23, 2025 - 16:39
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Nothing to sniff at: "Large amounts" of cocaine hit Texas beaches after smuggling goes awry
Image: Jamaica Beach, Texas; Mathew Risley / shutterstock.com

While the Easter bunny delivered candy baskets on Sunday, ocean currents off the coast of Texas delivered cocaine packages wrapped in algae to the shores of Galveston and Jamaica Beach.

"It seems there was a raid on a ship offshore and the crew started dumping large amounts overboard, and it's washing up on the coast line," said city officials, via CBS News. — Read the rest

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