Key Points
- Tampa mayor Jane Castor found a microwave-sized bag with 31.7 kilograms of cocaine while fishing in Florida.
- US Border Patrol agents soon swooped in and collected the stash, confirming the contents and their value.
- The amount of cocaine is worth approximately $US1.1 million ($1.7 million).
Tampa mayor Jane Castor was fishing for lobster and mahi-mahi with her family in the Florida Keys when she hauled in an unexpected catch: a microwave-sized bag packed with 70 pounds (31.7 kilograms) of cocaine worth $US1.1 million ($1.7 million).
Castor’s family was headed back to port when her…
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