Barnacle-encrusted packages of cocaine wash up on Australian shore

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Australian police are warning of a white Christmas after barnacle-encrusted packages of cocaine began washing ashore in New South Wales. Photo courtesy of New South Wales Police Force/Facebook Dec.

24 (UPI) -- Australian police are warning of a white Christmas after barnacle-encrusted packages of cocaine began washing ashore in New South Wales. The NSW Police Force said in a statement[1] that seven packages total had been recovered, the first of which was found by a member of the public who notified authorities on Friday. Six more washed up between Newcastle and Sydney, each with "significant barnacle growth."

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"Police have now been told presumptive testing indicates the package contains cocaine," police said.

Authorities warned the public against removing or opening any additional packages if found.

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  1. ^ said in a statement (www.police.nsw.gov.au)