(CNN/WHDH) — Several bricks of cocaine have reportedly washed up on beaches in Florida as Hurricane Dorian continues to menace coastal communities with wind and rain after battering the Bahamas.
A Melbourne police officer was on patrol near Paradise Beach Park when he was approached by a concerned citizen who directed him to a suspicious package in the sand.
Officials say the officer opened the package and found a kilo of cocaine inside.
Cocoa Beach police found a duffle bag stuffed with 15 kilos of cocaine washed ashore, Florida Today reported.
Authorities are working to determine where the drugs came from.
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