Cocaine worth £52 million washes up on the shore of French beaches

Reportedly, more than 760 kg of cocaine has washed up on beaches in Southwest France in recent weeks. The packages containing the drugs have a net worth of around £52 million and have been washing up on many beaches, including the Capbreton and Le Porge beaches. According to local media outlets, two people were out for a walk when they came across a parcel weighing 3kgs and that is when they alerted the police.

Cocaine washes up on French beaches

The concerned officials stated that packages were found on all the beaches ranging from the Loire-Atlantique department down to the Landes department. According to reports, police authorities have launched a probe in order to establish the origin of the drugs with officials in the city of Rennes stating that the strain of cocaine found in the packages is pure and harmful.

A public prosecutor in the city of Rennes, Phillipe Astruc, is of the opinion that the drugs came from South America and added that it was a very pure product and asked people to stay away from it as it carried a very high risk of overdose.

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The authorities have asked everyone who comes in contact with the drugs, not to touch and directly alert the police. They also added that anyone who is found touching or meddling with the packages will be facing a risk of being awarded a 10-year jail sentence.

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Cocaine with a net worth of more than £1.5 million

In the month of August, police authorities in New Zealand stated that they were launching a probe after cocaine having a net worth of more than £1.5 million washed up on Bethells Beach in the city of Auckland. According to reports, 19 bricks wrapped with plastic washed up on the beach. The authorities were of the opinion that the packages had been in the sea for quite some time as they were found with shells stuck within the netting of the parcels.

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(With inputs from agencies)