A Georgia sheriff’s department clearing a highway in Davisboro after Hurricane Helene found a large stash of drugs and has cordially invited its rightful owner to come retrieve it.
“While in Davisboro last week during storm response, deputies located these items in a clearing off Highway 231 near Washington State Prison,” the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post dripping with sarcasm.
“If you would like to claim ownership of these packages, please come see us at 733 Kaolin Road, Sandersville, Georgia,” the post read, under the heading “Lost and Found Property.”
While in Davisboro last week during storm response, deputies located these items in a clearing off Highway 231 near Washington State Prison. Washington County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Some of the drugs retrieved. Washington County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
The sheriff’s office posted these images on Facebook. Washington County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Contents included marijuana and THC. Washington County Sheriff's Office, GeorgiaThe office shared pictures of the haul, which includes numerous large bags of marijuana, commercially packaged THC-infused edibles and several bottles of prescription medication.
It was not immediately known whether the owner was taking the agency up on its offer.
Marijuana in all forms is illegal in much of Georgia, except certain large cities like Atlanta which have decriminalized possession of small amounts.
Given that there’s no legal marketplace in the state, it’s highly likely the packaged items — encased in colorful wrappers resembling ordinary candies like Lifesavers and Gummy Bears — originated from a state where such products are available.
It wasn’t even the first time this hurricane season that an unexpected illicit bounty was discovered in the aftermath of a storm.
During Hurricane Debby in August, two dozen 70-pound packages of cocaine — with a street value of more than $1 million — washed up on a beach in the Florida Keys, the US Border Patrol said.
In June, a beachgoer scouring a north Florida beach for sea turtle nests instead stumbled upon $4 million worth of cocaine bricks, though it was not known how they made it ashore.






