A large bundle of cocaine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars was found floating in the Florida Keys, authorities said.
A boater found the bundle floating near Islamorada on Tuesday and contacted authorities, U.S. Border Patrol officials said.
Inside the bundle were 16 bricks of cocaine weighing about 41 pounds, officials said.
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The approximate street value of the cocaine is $640,000, officials said.
The drugs were turned over to Border Patrol custody.
