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Fortune
Chris Morris

Tampa mayor goes fishing and reels in 70-pound package of cocaine

(Credit: Octavio Jones—Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Tampa mayor Jane Castor was just hoping to catch some spiny lobster in the Florida Keys on her vacation last month. She ended up landing something a lot more valuable.

Castor, a former police chief who spent nearly 30 years in the Tampa Police Department, including eight in narcotics, hauled in a package containing 70 pounds of cocaine. The microwave-sized bundle had an estimated street value of $1.1 million.

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