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As Yosemite Sam would said: “What in tarnation??”
A beachgoer in the Sunshine State happened upon an unusual discovery while enjoying a day on the sand over the weekend.Â
Twenty-five mysterious black packages — each with an image of famous cartoon character Yosemite Sam — washed ashore on a Florida Panhandle beach on Sunday, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
The bricks contained a whopping $500,000 worth of cocaine, police said.
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office has handed over the investigation to Homeland Security after packages containing 50 individually-wrapped kilos of cocaine washed up on an Alabama shore on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office)
“It is not uncommon for additional bundles of illicit contraband to surface,” the department said in a social media post, adding, “we ask the public not to open bundles or packages, as they could contain hazardous chemicals or dangerous drugs.”Â
The sheriff’s office subsequently contacted the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to take over the case, according to the department’s statement.Â
HSI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.Â
