7 kilos of cocaine wash up on Galveston beach

Monday, May 18, 2015
GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- A beachgoer made a surprising discovery on a Galveston beach: seven kilos of cocaine.

Someone stumbled up several of the bags Sunday morning near Antigua Drive and called police.
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Authorities say in total, over 30 bags weighing about 15 pounds of cocaine was found. That's worth about $175,000.

So far, no one has been arrested and authorities aren't sure where the drugs came from.
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