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St. Pete-based Coast Guard boat seizes 107 bales of marijuana
« on: October 05, 2009, 08:47:36 AM »
By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 09:43 AM

ST. PETERSBURG — For 54 days, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard's St. Petersburg-based Venturous patrolled the Caribbean Sea for illegal drugs.

They didn't return empty handed.

On Thursday, the crew found a boat carrying 107 bales of marijuana — about 2,500 pounds with a street value of $1.6 million, according to the Coast Guard. Photos show the marijuana was packed in 45 kilogram bag meant for long grain white rice from Guyana.

The Venturous crew fired warning shots but the four people aboard the boat ignored orders to "heave to." The crew then shot at the engines and seized the drugs, which were off-loaded to Miami authorities on Saturday.

Venturous crew members also found a vessel overloaded with 152 Haitians off the coast of Haiti. The crew followed the boat until the Haitian Coast Guard returned it to port.

The 210-foot Venturous has a crew of 85 officers and personnel.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/st-pete-based-coast-guard-boat-seizes-107-bales-of-marijuana/1041623
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Re: St. Pete-based Coast Guard boat seizes 107 bales of marijuana
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 08:50:15 AM »
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On Thursday, the crew found a boat carrying 107 bales of marijuana — about 2,500 pounds with a street value of $1.6 million, according to the Coast Guard. Photos show the marijuana was packed in 45 kilogram bag meant for long grain white rice from Guyana.


Now I wonder what ol' Uncle Ben would say about that?


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Re: St. Pete-based Coast Guard boat seizes 107 bales of marijuana
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 11:08:08 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHowqKYSXNI

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