Four Tons on Marijuana Worth $4 Million Found Floating Off Dana Point, California

A local boater first spotted the bales floating 15 miles offshore near Point Dana, California.  When law enforcement went out to investigate, they found between 160-180 bales of marijuana (depending on the news report), weighing close to four tons and worth around $4 million dollars, bobbing in the Pacific Ocean.   The Border Patrol described the situation, with admirable understatement, as “unusual.”

Border Patrol: ‘Unusual’ for marijuana bales floating in ocean near Dana Point

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One Response to Four Tons on Marijuana Worth $4 Million Found Floating Off Dana Point, California

  1. BobK says:

    Down in Florida they call the bales that frequently wash up on the beach “square grouper”…

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