Bikinis, Beach Cops, and Cocaine: Video Shows Standard Day in Miami

U.S. Border Patrol confirmed to New Times that a "good Samaritan" found and reported a brick of cocaine on the beach.

June 20, 2024

Image: A woman in a bikini and two police officers crouch over a brick of white powder on the beach

Just your typical beach discovery: a brick of suspected yeyo Screenshot via @miamifamous

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Describe something more Miami than a brick of cocaine washing ashore for a bikini-clad beachgoer to discover.

In a new viral video posted by the Instagram account @miamifamous on Thursday, the Bal Harbour Police Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection were called to Haulover Inlet Beach just north of Miami Beach — between Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach — after a package of cocaine washed up on the beach.

The video captures a blonde woman in a white bikini showing two police officers where the nose candy lies in the sand. This is all while other beachgoers run around by the shore and enjoy their day in the sun — no one seems fazed by the discovery.

A U.S. Customs officer then arrives on scene to take the package away.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed the discovery in an email to New Times.

"On June 19, 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents recovered a package of cocaine that was discovered by a good Samaritan in Bal Harbour, Florida. The total weight of the cocaine is approximately 2.5 pounds," a CBP spokesperson said. "The cocaine will be seized by the U.S. Border Patrol Miami Sector."

Just another day in Miami-Dade.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Naomi Feinstein is a staff writer of Miami New Times where she primarily focuses on news. Naomi started her career with New Times as a summer intern in 2019, then returned as a fellow in August 2022 before joining the staff full-time in February 2023. She graduated from University of Miami where she contributed to the student-run newspaper, the Miami Hurricane. She holds a master’s degree and graduated with honors from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2021, Naomi was recognized as the College Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists of Florida, and she placed second for Best General News Story in the 2021 Pinnacle Awards.

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