Border agents seize boat hauling pot, arrest 2 men

SAN DIEGO: A boat loaded with 734 pounds of marijuana was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents about seven miles off the Imperial Beach coast, and two men were arrested, authorities said.

The marine-interdiction agents saw the blue 18-foot Bayliner enter U.S. waters from Mexico about 9:30 a.m. Friday, spokesman Vince Bond said.

Agents found 186 wrapped packages of marijuana, valued at about $330,000, hidden under the floor of the boat, which had U.S. registration.

One of the men arrested is a U.S. citizen; the other is a Mexican national. Both are in their 30s, Bond said.

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