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DJ_Critterus
06-19-2012, 2:57pm
:funniest:

You gotta love this kinda stuff. Who says you can't guard the borders???

News from The Associated Press (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEA_SMUGGLING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-06-19-14-57-43)

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The U.S. Navy says an aircraft carrier group recovered about 19 tons of marijuana dumped from small boats in the Pacific Ocean near California's border with Mexico.

The Navy said Tuesday that two single-engine boats - each about 25 feet long - were spotted about 15 hours apart on Saturday. People aboard the boats began dumping plastic bags, and the boats escaped before authorities arrived.

Lt. Aaron Kakiel says no one was captured. The seizures occurred in international waters about 85 miles off the Mexican coast.

Authorities recovered about eight tons of marijuana from the first boat and 11 tons from the second. The carrier USS Nimitz and cruiser USS Princeton were assisted by the U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican navy

syf350
06-19-2012, 2:59pm
what the hell kind of single engine 25 foot boat can carry 22000 pounds?

Jobaka
06-19-2012, 3:03pm
what the hell kind of single engine 25 foot boat can carry 22000 pounds?

:funny: Magic boats.




Actually, of the 11 tons total weight, 9.5 tons was sea water.


In a related story, 16 tons of Doritos have gone missing from the USS Nimitz galley.

Allan
06-19-2012, 8:33pm
19 tons.

They'll wish they would have been caught before it's over with.

Bill
06-19-2012, 8:36pm
I thought square grouper was only found in the Atlantic/GoM area

xXBUDXx
06-19-2012, 8:36pm
19 tons.

They'll wish they would have been caught before it's over with.

:iagree: I'm thinking Mr.Owner of 19 tons of weed is gonna be slightly upset.

Jeff '79
06-19-2012, 8:38pm
:funny: Magic boats.




Actually, of the 11 tons total weight, 9.5 tons was sea water.


In a related story, 16 tons of Doritos have gone missing from the USS Nimitz galley.

:rofl::rofl:

MEANZ06
06-19-2012, 9:03pm
I'm surprised they still try smuggling the stuff since its legal here if you have $100 [shrug]... the shit they sell in the stores around here now will put you in a comatose state within two hits... not that i would know anything about that... :leaving:

Rotorhead
06-19-2012, 9:05pm
:iagree: I'm thinking Mr.Owner of 19 tons of weed is gonna be slightly upset.

I think he will have a lil somethin to calm his nerves.:seasix:

Craig
06-19-2012, 9:05pm
:funny: Magic boats.




Actually, of the 11 tons total weight, 9.5 tons was sea water.


In a related story, 16 tons of Doritos have gone missing from the USS Nimitz galley.

I came in here with a Doritos reference formulating, I've been bested; well played, sir.

Jobaka
06-19-2012, 9:17pm
I came in here with a Doritos reference formulating, I've been bested; well played, sir.

:funny: Don't despair. There's still time to post about how the authorities claim the dope has a street value of eleventy gazillion dollars.





Oops, sorry. :blush:

Blademaker
06-19-2012, 9:29pm
:iagree: I'm thinking Mr.Owner of 19 tons of weed is gonna be slightly upset.

:iagree:

And is probably looking for the person responsible for dumping, and considering creative uses for a vegetable peeler.