CALEB CALIFANO, WPBF 25 NEWS. NEW AT SIX. MORE THAN $14 MILLION WORTH OF COCAINE INTERCEPTED ON THE TURNPIKE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JAY COLLINS ANNOUNCING THE DETAILS OF THE MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY IN WEST PALM BEACH. HE SAYS OUR LOCAL DEA OFFICE ALERTED FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ABOUT A SEMI TRUCK SUSPECTED OF TRANSPORTING DRUGS FROM THE MEXICO TEXAS BORDER INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. FHP FOUND THE TRUCK STOPPED IT FOR INSPECTION. TROOPERS THEN DISCOVERED A TRAP DOOR WITH DUFFEL BAGS FILLED WITH COCAINE. DURING THE INSPECTION, INSPECTORS FOUND THIS. NOW, I’VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS AROUND THE PLANET, BUT I’VE NEVER SEEN A WALL BUILT OF COCAINE BEFORE. WHAT THAT SHOWS YOU IS 173 KILOS. 146 BRICKS AND AN APPROXIMATE $14.7 MILLION VALUE. THE SUSPECTS INVOLVED, INCLUDING ONE WHO WAS PREVIOUSL
Cocaine worth $14 million intercepted on Florida’s turnpike in Palm Beach County
Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Oct 15, 2025
More than $14 million worth of cocaine was intercepted on the Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County as part of a multi-agency operation, Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins announced at a news conference in West Palm Beach on Wednesday.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsCollins said the local DEA office alerted the Florida Highway Patrol about a semi-truck suspected of transporting drugs from the Mexico-Texas border into South Florida. FHP located the truck and stopped it for inspection, where troopers discovered a trap door containing duffel bags filled with cocaine.”During the inspection inspectors found this. I’ve done a lot of things around the planet, but I’ve never seen a wall of cocaine before. What that shows you is 173 kilos, 146 bricks, and approximately 14.7-million-dollar value,” Collins said.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.The suspects involved, including one who was previously deported, were transferred to federal custody for prosecution.Top Headlines:Threats sent to school superintendents across Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
More than $14 million worth of cocaine was intercepted on the Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County as part of a multi-agency operation, Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins announced at a news conference in West Palm Beach on Wednesday.
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Collins said the local DEA office alerted the Florida Highway Patrol about a semi-truck suspected of transporting drugs from the Mexico-Texas border into South Florida. FHP located the truck and stopped it for inspection, where troopers discovered a trap door containing duffel bags filled with cocaine.
“During the inspection inspectors found this. I’ve done a lot of things around the planet, but I’ve never seen a wall of cocaine before. What that shows you is 173 kilos, 146 bricks, and approximately 14.7-million-dollar value,” Collins said.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The suspects involved, including one who was previously deported, were transferred to federal custody for prosecution.
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