3 arrested, drugs seized after boat comes ashore at Del Mar beach

Karen Kucher Contact Reporter


Thirty bundles of narcotics were seized and three people were arrested early Monday after a suspected smuggling boat came ashore in Del Mar, a Border Patrol spokeswoman said.

The panga was spotted by agents around 2:30 a.m. at the beach near Fourth Street, north of Torrey Pines State Beach. Four people were seen aboard the small boat by agents patrolling in the area, said Border Patrol Agent Tekae Michael.

Three people were arrested but one person ran away, she said.

Agents seized 30 bundles of narcotics, Michael said. She said tests were being conducted to determine what kind of drugs were in the packages.

Video shot by 10 News showed agents hoisting the large black packages into the beds of two pickup trucks.

The small boat, which was still at the shoreline hours later, will be seized by agents, Michael said.

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