A small ghost boat washed on a desolate island in the Pacific Ocean carrying nothing but close to 650 kg of cocaine. This boat, which was made of fibreglass, was discovered on a beach in the Marshall Islands, situated between the Philippines and Hawaii.
Upon investigation, it was found that the cocaine had come sealed and wrapped in blocks, and was containing a stained yellowish plastic. The initials KW was also found to be present stamped on them. The Marshall Islands police who had discovered this ad destroyed most of them by warning them in an incinerator.
The residents who had noticed this boat notified the authorities and police brought the drugs back to the capital of Majuro, on another island. This week, police brought the cocaine to the incinerator; only 4.4 pounds (2 kg) were saved for the US Drug Enforcement Agency to conduct laboratory analysis, authorities said.
In total, the haul is worth an estimated $80 million, according to RNZ — and is the largest amount of cocaine to ever wash onto the Marshall Islands. Many of the packages that wash up are professionally wrapped. Sometimes residents take the drugs instead of reporting them, fueling widespread drug availability and use.