Surfer accused of trying to smuggle pot into U.S.
A 30-year-old Mexican national was arrested while trying to smuggle 24 pounds of marijuana ashore on his surfboard, the U.S. Border Patrol said.
The suspect was spotted Sunday morning paddling north about 200 yards off the coast of Imperial Beach, near the Mexican border.
When agents ordered the surfer to come ashore, he threw a blue duffel bag into the water, the Border Patrol said. Agents went into the water to make the arrest.
The duffel bag later washed ashore, with five packages of marijuana worth about $74,400, agents said. The suspect, whose name was not released, admitted he was in the U.S. illegally.
-- Tony Perry in San Diego
Photo: The confiscated surfboard and five packages of marijuana. Credit: U.S. Border Patrol
with a board like that, this guy is definitely not a surfer. plus, any weed tightly wrapped in bricks of saran wrap is junk not even worth looking at.
Posted by: jack | June 08, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Time to legalize cannabis! Enough of wasting money on this endless war...
Posted by: Alan Shore | June 08, 2009 at 07:57 PM
nice try bud
Posted by: j | June 10, 2009 at 10:43 AM