US | cocaine Woman Finds $2.1M of Cocaine on Beach Walk Drugs had spent a long time in the water: police By Nick McMaster Posted Jun 2, 2010 3:18 PM CDT Copied A woman on a beach in Galveston, Texas, found a bag with $2.1 million worth of cocaine. (Shutterstock) A Texas woman walking on the beach found $2.1 million dollars worth of cocaine, the Houston Chronicle reports. The Galveston beachcomber told police she saw a backpack in the water that ended up containing 16 cocaine bricks weighing about 37 pounds. The cocaine was clearly part of a professional operation—the bricks were marked with bar codes and well-protected from the water. Only four bricks had been damaged. “There were barnacles growing on the bag so you know it was probably in the water a long time,” a police spokesman said. Read These Next Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. Tillis, who opposes Trump bill, won't seek reelection. IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. The screwworm is truly the stuff of horror films. Report an error