Mexico Marines Rescue Smugglers on The 'High' Seas
Three suspected Mexican drug smugglers have found out the hard way that unlike their boat, marijuana floats.
Mexican marines say they rescued three suspected smugglers whose boat was sinking on the Pacific Ocean and then arrested them after finding bales of marijuana floating around the vessel.
The Navy said in a statement Monday the men had been stranded off the port of Ensenada for more than a day before they radioed for help on Saturday. Authorities suspect the men threw the bales into the water before calling for help.
The Navy said that when marines reached them, the men were removing water from the sinking boat, which had suffered an engine malfunction. More than 260 pounds (120 kilograms) of marijuana was floating near the vessel.
Source: Associated Press
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