Pot worth $43 million seized in Caribbean, Coast Guard says
Sun Sentinel
4:47 a.m. EDT, March 13, 2012
The U.S. Coast Guard hauled in more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana after spotting a go-fast boat in the Caribbean, the agency announced.
The interdiction carried out as part of "Operation Martillo" took place on March 3 when aerial surveillance led the Coast Guard Cutter Northland to the 35-foot go-fast vessel.
According to the Coast Guard, personnel from the Northland boarded the boat, detained four suspected smugglers and seized 54 bales of marijuana.
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The agency says the drugs have a wholesale value of $43,254,000.
"Operation Martillo" is part of the U.S. government's effort to cut into Central American transit routes for illicit drugs, weapons and cash.
The cutter Northland is a 270-foot medium-endurance vessel out of Portsmouth, Va. It was assisted in the interdiction by the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island out of Key West, the Coast Guard said.
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03-13-2012 06:05 AMParabellum FJ²B
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03-13-2012 09:09 AM
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270 foot drug runner
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03-13-2012 09:47 AMIs my math wrong, or is that $772 per ounce????
Who the heck pays that much?Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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03-23-2012 09:59 AMDang Obama....
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03-23-2012 02:19 PM
Is it me, or does the picture of the 35' "go fast boat" look more like a big aluminum jon boat??
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03-23-2012 04:14 PM
They use the term "Go Fast Boat" very loosely.
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03-23-2012 06:31 PM
I got a 6' go fast in my bathroom, just needs a motor
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03-24-2012 01:37 PMOh yeah, Offshore Bathtub Races!!!!
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03-24-2012 01:43 PMI think you have to be a Nortwest Coast guy to appreciate this stuff. But I thought about entering it several times when I was a kid.
Poncho?????
http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/...thTubRace.htmlGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!