Navy midshipman charged with attempted pot smuggling in San Diego
July 10, 2009 | 3:31
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A Navy midshipman has been charged with attempting to smuggle 300 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Mexico, Navy officials in San Diego announced today.
Juan Domingo Alonso, 24, of North Hollywood, a former enlisted sailor, was in San Diego for a Naval Academy summer training mission when he was arrested June 10 at the San Ysidro border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
He has been charged with armed robbery, burglary, conspiracy, smuggling and conduct unbecoming an officer. He is being held in the brig at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.
An Article 32 hearing, akin to a civilian preliminary hearing, will be held later this summer.
-- Tony Perry in San Diego
