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Coast Guard Seizes 800 Pounds Of Marijuana Off Florida
May 31, 2010 at 4:27 AM by AHN Kris Alingod * gantdaily.com
Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – The Coast Guard discovered nearly 800 pounds of marijuana in a boat traveling from the Bahamas over the weekend.
A 20-foot U.S.-flagged boat was stopped around midnight Saturday after authorities received reports of a suspicious vessel making its way west from Bimini. Inspectors found 47 bricks of marijuana worth about $725,000 on the boat.
Two people on the vessel were detained and turned over to Customs and Border Protection officers on suspicion of smuggling. The drugs and the vessel were also transferred to customs and border officers.
MIAMI — Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback offloaded 47 bricks of marijuana, nearly 800 pounds, at Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale Saturday.
Following reports of a suspicious vessel traveling west from Bimini, Bahamas, a 33-foot Special Purpose Law Enforcement Craft from Station Fort Lauderdale and Diamondback crews located a 20-foot U.S.-flagged, white-hulled vessel around midnight, Saturday.
Station Fort Lauderdale and Diamondback crews boarded the vessel to conduct an initial safety inspection and made a plain view discovery of nearly 800 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated street value of $725,000.
The two suspected smugglers aboard the vessel were detained and taken aboard the Diamondback and later transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. The vessel and the marijuana were transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP officers in Fort Lauderdale.
Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback is an 87-foot coastal patrol boat homeported in Miami.
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