The last weekend, a man discovered a strange package while walking on a beach in Palm Beach, in Florida. It was wrapped in clear plastic and some kind of frayed cloth. Given the suspicions, the subject called the authorities to report the finding, who revealed that they were actually 13 kilograms of marijuana.
“United States Border Patrol agents recovered a package of marijuana that washed up on the coast. The drugs were discovered by a good Samaritan. Total weight was approximately 30 pounds”, Wrote Walter N. Slosar, head of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Service.
The herb was seized by the authorities, who they believe that the waves of the sea pushed it to the place of discovery. This is not the first time that a bather has accidentally found illicit substances on Florida beaches. In January of this year, two people located 145 pounds of cocaine in the Lower Keys, reported WFLA.
In October of last year, a package containing cocaine washed up on a beach in Daytona Beach, where someone also found it and notified the authorities. Presumably, it belonged to an illegal shipment that tried to be introduced into the United States, according to the official report of the US government.
And enero de 2021, and Palm Beach, a citizen found a bundle of 25 small packages of cocaine. The estimated value of all was US$1.5 million.
In another of these incidents, in June 2021, a worker doing a sea turtle nesting study on a Cape Canaveral beach found dozens of black packages, which turned out to be 27 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated value of US$1, 2 million dollars. “While I was waiting for them to arrive, I went a little further and noticed another package, and then another,” Chambers said at the time. “I called them again and suggested that they bring their UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle), because I had counted at least 18 packages,” she added in statements quoted by Telemundo.
Floridians they can buy this plant legally if it is given a medical use. However, the recreational is penalized. Possession of this herb in any quantity is illegal, although if it exceeds 20 grams it is considered a serious crime. Florida authorities impose fines and jail terms for any kind of possessionregardless of the dose, explains the legal medium Normal.
Possession of 20 grams, or less, it is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a maximum fine of US$1,000. While possessing between 20 grams and 25 pounds is considered a felony and is punishable by a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison, as well as a maximum fine of US$5,000.
If authorities can locate the owner of the package found in Palm Beach, he would be charged with an offense punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in prison and a maximum sentence of 15 years. He would also be the recipient of a fine that could amount to US$25,000.
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