Drug boat seized off Oceanside; 2 arrested

Drug boat seized off Oceanside; 2 arrested

By Pauline Repard
Originally published November 30, 2010 at 11:44 a.m., updated November 30, 2010 at 12:16 p.m.

OCEANSIDE — Two men on a fishing boat off Oceanside were arrested after federal agents allegedly found 453 pounds of marijuana onboard, authorities said Tuesday.

Customs and Border Protection agents on a routine boat patrol stopped a 24-foot Wellcraft private fishing boat three miles from Oceanside Harbor about 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Agents searched the boat and found 98 packages of marijuana, valued at about $272,000, in hidden compartments, agency spokeswoman Jackie Wasiluk said.

The two men onboard, U.S. citizens ages 52 and 55, were arrested. The drugs, the boat and a truck and trailer for hauling the boat all were seized by federal authorities.

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