Twenty-five individually wrapped kilograms of suspected cocaine were found by scuba divers Wednesday in approximately 100 feet of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Rainbow Reef Dive Center in Key Largo at approximately 12:25 p.m. Wednesday.
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Divers stated they were removing what they thought was trash when the discovery was made, deputies say.
The Sheriff’s Office turned over the suspected narcotics to the U.S. Border Patrol.
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