Florida fisherman finds floating marijuana brick off beach

POMPANO BEACH, F.L. — You never know what you might find floating in the waters of South Florida.

A fisherman off the coast of Pompano Beach found a brick of marijuana in what he calls an “early birthday gift from Pablo Escobar,” WPTV reports.

In a Monday Instagram post, Jorge Bustamante said he was looking to catch a few mahi-mahi and kingfish but instead found the narcotics “floating in the weed line.”

Got an early birthday gift from Pablo Escobar…. found it off pompano floating in the weed line few mahi and a few kingfish this morning but a trip we won’t forget for a long time #squaregrouper #uscg #seacraft #classic #contraband #drugs #weedline #seewhatsoutthere #birthdayfishing

A post shared by Jorge Bustamante, SOC (@_jorgebustamante_) on Jul 2, 2018 at 10:46am PDT

Bustamante said he and his friends radioed the U.S. Coast Guard, who confirmed the package was indeed marijuana.

WPLG-TV in Miami reported the Coast Guard retrieved the contraband after arriving at the scene.