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Four tons of marijuana found floating off Southern California coast
The Lookout ^ | May 21, 2012 | Pueng Vongs

Posted on 05/21/2012 12:48:07 PM PDT by bgill

Four tons of marijuana in large bales were found bobbing off the Southern California coast, and authorities are still trying to determine where it came from.

Harbor patrol agents began receiving tips about "suspicious bales" 13 miles offshore near Dana Point, in Orange County around noon on May 20, according to a report from CBS Los Angeles.

The Coast Guard, Orange County Sheriff's Department and U.S. Border Patrol hauled in some 160 bales or 7,623 pounds of marijuana. Border Patrol agents said the bales had a street value of $3.6 million.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; drugs; marijuana
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Floated over from the Hawaiian Choom Gang stash?
1 posted on 05/21/2012 12:48:14 PM PDT by bgill
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Surf's Up!


2 posted on 05/21/2012 12:50:23 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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Must be part of the Obama stash! ;-)


3 posted on 05/21/2012 12:50:48 PM PDT by almost done by half
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Oh, that’s where it is.


4 posted on 05/21/2012 12:52:26 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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That guy has NOT aged well.


5 posted on 05/21/2012 12:53:12 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Unnngh! To many PDS people!)
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Another Cheech & Chong adventure?


6 posted on 05/21/2012 12:53:49 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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I think some drug runner in Mexico is going to have a really bad day. The cartel isn’t very forgiving about dumping a load of “Product”.


7 posted on 05/21/2012 12:54:07 PM PDT by Hodar ( Who needs laws; when this FEELS so right?)
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To: bgill

Save the Bales!!!!


8 posted on 05/21/2012 12:55:37 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine.”


9 posted on 05/21/2012 12:55:43 PM PDT by EEGator
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Don’t get me wrong, Sean Penn is an ass, but that was 30 years ago.


10 posted on 05/21/2012 12:56:51 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: bgill

whoops...
Somebody gonna be found dead in a ditch, soon.


11 posted on 05/21/2012 12:57:21 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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Square groupers!


12 posted on 05/21/2012 12:59:03 PM PDT by AirForceBrat23
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Some dolphins just had their plans for a kick-ass weekend rager ruined.
13 posted on 05/21/2012 1:09:51 PM PDT by NMR Guy
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13 miles offshore near Dana Point, in Orange County

Does Orange county extend 13 miles out into the ocean?

14 posted on 05/21/2012 1:15:18 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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Sea-Weed


15 posted on 05/21/2012 1:16:24 PM PDT by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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and fire in the sky. Whut?
16 posted on 05/21/2012 1:17:09 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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To: Disambiguator

17 posted on 05/21/2012 1:18:06 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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Was there a “high surf” warning?


18 posted on 05/21/2012 1:28:19 PM PDT by Defiant (If there are infinite parallel universes, why Lord, am I living in the one with Obama as President?)
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Dope Floats!


19 posted on 05/21/2012 1:29:57 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
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unsinkable mary jane


20 posted on 05/21/2012 1:43:17 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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