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Blackhawk Helicopter Intercepts Mexican Nationals Off Catalina Island with One Ton of Marijuana

Friday, August 24, 2012 15:52
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Blackhawk Helicopter Intercepts Mexican Nationals Off Catalina Island with One Ton of Marijuana

Agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped a marijuana smuggling attempt early Tuesday morning off the coast of Catalina Island, seizing more than one ton of marijuana and catching seven people aboard a sailboat and a panga.

At about 3 a.m., the border authorities spotted a sailboat in the area and proceeded to board the sailboat. On board the sailboat, the agents discovered three persons, as well as a loaded shotgun, a .40 caliber pistol, and night vision equipment.

Shortly after the encounter with the sailboat, a Blackhawk helicopter launched from San Diego to patrol the area, suspecting that the sailboat may have been involved with another vessel attempting to swap illegal contraband from boat to boat.

At about 5:45 a.m., agents in the Blackhawk spotted a panga with two engines, occupied by four persons and loaded with bales of possible contraband heading northeast, and located about five nautical miles from the location where the sailboat had been stopped.

Soon after the Blackhawk spotted the panga, the individuals on board changed course and began dumping bales overboard.

Approximately 45 minutes later, other agents intercepted the panga, and after a brief chase, stopped the vessel.

Agents recovered 130 packages of marijuana, weighing about 2,357 pounds, with an estimated street value of more than $1 million. 

The four individuals on the panga were identified as Mexican nationals and the three individuals on the sail boat were identified as U.S. citizens – all were arrested according to the Los Angeles Times.

Published in Notitas de Noticias




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  • Thieving bastards! This will be sold by CIA lackeys to prop up the failing US economy.

    • One Who Knows

      Bullseye!

  • One Who Knows

    FYI- FBI and CIA move more drugs such as cocaine and heroin on and off of oil and gas platforms than all “drug smugglers” put together. Do your homework.

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