It wasn’t chocolate eggs the tide brought in this Easter weekend—Texas police discovered bundles of cocaine washing ashore on Jamaica Beach, likely dumped from a ship offshore.
Residents and beachgoers received an unexpected Easter surprise this year—not from the Easter Bunny, but from the Gulf of Mexico. Police in Jamaica Beach and Galveston issued a warning after bundles of cocaine washed up along the shoreline over the weekend.
In a post shared on Facebook, city officials confirmed that officers had recovered the illicit packages from West End Beach, speculating that they were likely dumped by crew members during a law enforcement raid on a ship offshore. “It seems there was a raid on the ship offshore and the crew started dumping large amounts overboard, and it’s washing up on the coastline,” the city wrote, alongside an image of two officers holding one of the packages.
The post quickly drew attention, with commenters cracking jokes and calling the incident an “Easter egg hunt for adults.” One user quipped, “And they say it never snows on the beach.”
But local authorities aren’t laughing. They’ve asked residents to report any suspicious packages or materials they find. “If you see anything that looks like this washed up, do not touch it. Call police immediately,” the post advised.
This isn’t the first time Texas beaches have been on the receiving end of strange sea deliveries. In recent years, the Gulf coast has seen a range of bizarre washups—including 4-foot piles of smelly algae, rare sea creatures, and even historic artifacts. In 2023, a bale of rubber from a sunken Nazi cargo ship—possibly the SS Rio Grande, sunk during World War II—washed ashore at Mustang Island State Park. Similar bales have been discovered in Brazil and elsewhere along the Texas coast.
From cocaine to seafoam to wartime relics, Texas beaches seem to have a knack for the unusual. But police are urging caution this time: if your beach find looks suspicious, it’s best to leave it to the professionals.
