Barrel of marijuana washes ashore in Marathon

A blue plastic barrel containing five separate bales/large plastic bags of marijuana totaling approximately 90 pounds was found in nearshore water at 109th Street Oceanside in Marathon on Thursday afternoon.

Deputies Kyle Chandler (left in the attached picture) and Darrel Walraven responded at 4:06 p.m. after someone found the barrel and called the Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. Border Patrol agents were called thereafter by the Sheriff’s Office. U.S. Border Patrol Agents took possession of the marijuana.

The Sheriff’s Office had no further involvement.

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