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| Towing Marijuana-Loaded Surfboard |
| By U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
| Published: 06/25/2009 |
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Imperial Beach, Calif. — On Thursday night, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two men for attempting to smuggle 141 pounds of marijuana, valued at approximately $84,600. The marijuana was attached to a surfboard the men were towing behind them as they paddled several hundred yards off the coast of Imperial Beach.  Border Patrol agents stop smugglers with 141 pounds of marijuana affixed to a surfboard. At about 11 p.m., agents first spotted the two men on surfboards approximately 200 yards off-shore paddling north of the international border in Imperial Beach, but soon drifted out of the agent’s view. Border Patrol agents began to conduct a search using a water rescue craft and requested the assistance of a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine helicopter. The helicopter arrived, and with the assistance of a high powered searchlight, found the surfers several hundred yards off-shore. The helicopter directed Border Patrol agents to the surfers’ location. Agents confronted the surfers, a 30-year-old and 27-year-old, who admitted to the agents that they were citizens of Mexico illegally in the United States. The agents towed the surfers and their third surfboard ashore. The third surfboard was piled high with six bails of marijuana secured tightly to the surfboard with black duct tape. The suspected smugglers and the marijuana were turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The collaborative effort between the Border Patrol and its law enforcement partners demonstrates enhanced response capabilities to interdict and resolve all threats entering our coastal borders. Since October 1, 2008, Border Patrol agents have seized more than 17,500 pounds of marijuana and more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego Sector. |
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