PANAMA CITY BEACH -- An elderly couple found a package of cocaine that washed ashore near City Pier in Panama City Beach on Monday, according to Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman.
The couple did not know what was in the package, Whitman said, but considered it suspicious and called police.
Thursday, Whitman could not provide details on the size or value of the cocaine package. Its origin is unknown. Police will soon give the package to the Drug Enforcement Agency and assist them in an investigation, Whitman said.