(US Border Patrol)
CRAIG KEY, Fla. - Snorkelers expect to find fish and other marine life while out on the water -- but not this.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a person was out snorkeling in the waters off the Florida Keys on Wednesday afternoon when they came across a large black bundle wrapped in tape that was floating in the water.
The snorkeler called the sheriff's office, who notified U.S. Border Patrol.
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Authorities found the bale, which contained 25 bricks of cocaine weighing 68 pounds.
Border Patrol valued the drugs at more than $1.5 million.