31 Kilos of Cocaine Washes Ashore on Alabama Beach
On 5/19/21 at 1:34 PM EDT
Speaking with
Newsweek, Gulf Shores Police Department Sergeant Jason Woodruff said that the drugs washed up in about a five-mile area of the beach.
According to Woodruff, police were first alerted of the washed-up drugs by beachgoers on Monday night and again on Tuesday.
"They just saw suspicious packages in the sand, on the surf and we sent officers down to recover," Woodruff said.
Shortly after police were notified, they arrived to the scene and conducted a field test of the packages.
"They field tested positive for cocaine," Woodruff said.