Hehe... I remember a consignment of "packages" which were thrown overboard by a small vessel travelling up the Pacific coast from Colombia and where an armed helecopter intercepted the boat. The "packages" contained talcum powder or something...
The packages drifted towards the shore, but the case officer was asked why so little was recovered - "The tide was going out" Yeah...
Apparently the tide always goes out when drugs are being swept towards shorelines...
Oddly there were not many packages delivered to the local police and everyone was walking around with a smile on their faces - including the law.