Tampa mayor reels in 70 lbs of cocaine during family fishing trip
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.
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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.
Castor and her family hauled in a 70 pound bale of cocaine
Mayor Jane Castor said she and her family hauled in 70 pounds of cocaine.
Large amounts of cocaine, often brought to the U.S. on boats, wash up on U.S. coasts annually. Researchers went to the Florida Keys to see how sharks might react.
The cocaine was first discovered at the White House on July 2.
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"Narco subs," which are commonly used by traffickers in Central and South America, move low in the water to escape detection.
There is no information on the suspects as of now.
Police said they first saw a red flag when the man and woman in the car "gave conflicting information about her 'due date.'"
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Each package was marked with a different design, including one that appeared to mimic the Chanel logo.
Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.
Monroe Co. Sheriff's Office said the packaged cocaine was worth nearly $2 million
A Pembroke Pines firefighter is facing drug-related charges after he was arrested Sunday.
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The US Coast Guard offloaded more than $160 million worth of illegal drugs at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach on Friday.
A Jamaican police officer is facing serious charges after being accused of smuggling cocaine to the US inside her body.
A 19-year-old Miami man was arrested Saturday morning in the Florida Keys after fleeing from police while reaching speeds greater than 100 mph on U.S. 1.
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over 7,500 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades on Monday.
Customs and Border Protection agents at Port Everglades seized over 69 pounds of cocaine.
South Florida may have warm weather and beautiful beaches, but it also has an infamous drug trade which keeps popping up, literally, along the coast of the Florida Keys. That's because packages of cocaine keep washing ashore the Florida Keys.
A person snorkeling near Craig Key made an unusual find on Wednesday afternoon.
The Monroe Sheriff's Office announced that packages containing 74 pounds of cocaine were found by a fisherman about 15 miles offshore and south of Sugarloaf Key on Wednesday afternoon.
US Coast Guard officials announced Thursday the interdiction of 4,000 pounds of cocaine throughout the Caribbean, worth nearly $73 million.
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It's going to be a warm week in South Florida, and there's a chance that parts of the area could see some spotty showers.
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Stock markets in the U.S. are poised to drop amid concerns that the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran could drive up energy costs.
It's going to be a warm week in South Florida, and there's a chance that parts of the area could see some spotty showers.
The Pentagon announced Monday that a fourth American service member has been killed in Operation Epic Fury.
Three American fighter jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses," CENTCOM said in a statement Monday, as the war with Iran continued for a third day.
Westbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway were closed at Biscayne Boulevard in Miami due to a crash, officials say.
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The Pentagon announced Monday that a fourth American service member has been killed in Operation Epic Fury.
CBS News has learned that the casualties occurred among American personnel based in Kuwait.
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