{"id":35895,"date":"2025-07-01T18:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/florida-beachgoer-finds-nearly-half-a-million-dollars-of-cocaine-wrapped-in-yosemite-sam-packaging\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:18:39","slug":"florida-beachgoer-finds-nearly-half-a-million-dollars-of-cocaine-wrapped-in-yosemite-sam-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/florida-beachgoer-finds-nearly-half-a-million-dollars-of-cocaine-wrapped-in-yosemite-sam-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida beachgoer finds nearly half a million dollars of cocaine wrapped in &#8220;Yosemite Sam&#8221; packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A major storm has yet to hit Florida this hurricane season but that hasn&#8217;t stopped the annual deluge of drugs from making landfall.<\/p>\n<p>A beachgoer on Sunday morning stumbled across nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine wrapped in &#8220;Yosemite Sam&#8221; packaging washed up on shore, authorities said, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-debby-cocaine-1-million-onto-florida-beach-us-border-patrol\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">marking yet another discovery of illicit drugs along coasts in the Sunshine State.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 25 kilos of drugs were wrapped in packaging with a design of the iconic cartoon character, the Walton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WCSOFL\/status\/1939401990599061696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post<\/a>, which included images of the cocaine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/01\/3ec1a041-5ef2-4812-99dc-21359c72b743\/thumbnail\/620x497\/424e5890ce921a04fcdf5a98256dc3c2\/cocaine-guoj047wiaa4hyd.jpg#\" alt=\"cocaine-guoj047wiaa4hyd.jpg \" height=\"497\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/01\/3ec1a041-5ef2-4812-99dc-21359c72b743\/thumbnail\/620x497\/424e5890ce921a04fcdf5a98256dc3c2\/cocaine-guoj047wiaa4hyd.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/01\/3ec1a041-5ef2-4812-99dc-21359c72b743\/thumbnail\/1240x994\/8eaaee83985c80f418641cbca092fe93\/cocaine-guoj047wiaa4hyd.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A beachgoer found nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine wrapped in &#8220;Yosemite Sam&#8221; packaging in the Florida Keys, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Walton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;While enjoying our beautiful beaches, if you come across any square groupers, PLEASE call the Walton County Sheriff&#8217;s Office immediately and DO NOT touch suspicious packages,&#8221; the office said. &#8220;The contents could be extremely harmful. We&#8217;re here if you need us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they confiscated the narcotics and logged them into evidence.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hardly the first time illegal narcotics have washed up on beaches in Florida \u2014 and often the drugs are packaged with distinct designs.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, Hurricane Debby\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hurricane-debby-cocaine-1-million-onto-florida-beach-us-border-patrol\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">blew 25 packages of cocaine<\/a><\/span>\u00a0onto another Florida Keys beach. The packages, bearing a red geometric logo, weighed about 70 pounds and were worth over $1 million, police said at the time. <\/p>\n<p>That same month, tourists\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-wash-up-florida-beach-again\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">found a package<\/a><\/span>\u00a0with 16 bricks of suspected cocaine in Florida. <\/p>\n<p>In June 2024, boaters off the coast of the Florida Keys\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/boaters-find-cocaine-floating-off-florida-keys-bald-eagle-designs\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">found 65 pounds of cocaine<\/a><\/span>\u00a0floating in the ocean. A photo released by the sheriff&#8217;s office showed a package of the suspected cocaine emblazoned with an image of a bald eagle.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks after\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/divers-find-cocaine-nike-logos-key-west-florida\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">divers found<\/a><\/span>\u00a0about 55 pounds of cocaine about 100 feet underwater off Key West. Images released by the sheriff&#8217;s office showed packages marked &#8220;Nike SB,&#8221; with imitations of the footwear brand&#8217;s iconic swoosh logo on the front.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/documents\/data-and-analysis\/Studies\/Transatlantic_cocaine_market.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Researchers with the U.N.<\/a>\u00a0have estimated that about 90% of the cocaine consumed in North America comes from\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/narco-sub-cocaine-first-seizure-2025-colombia\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Colombia<\/a><\/span>. Traffickers often try to smuggle the illicit substance over the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean with speed boats and &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/narco-sub-loaded-cocaine-seized-off-portugal-dea\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">narco subs<\/a><\/span>.&#8221; Cocaine can be dumped into the water to evade detection from law enforcement or to be picked up by other smugglers, but currents or storms can carry the packages to shore. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/stephen-smith\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Stephen  Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. 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