7 kilos of cocaine wash up on Galveston beach

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Monday, May 18, 2015
Galveston beach cocaine
Police say about 15 pounds of cocain -- worth about $175,000 -- washed up on Galveston beach Sunday morning.
Galveston Police Department

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.

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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