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Surfer Arrested on Suspicion of Smuggling Marijuana

Tue, Jun 09, 2009 12:31 pm

IMPERIAL BEACH – A surfer was apparently trying to catch more than a wave near the U.S.-Mexico border after he was taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling marijuana, according to the Border Patrol.

About 6 a.m. Sunday, agents at the southern end of Imperial Beach spotted the 30-year-old man paddling north on a surfboard from Mexico with a blue duffel bag in tow. The surfer released the bag and was then summoned ashore by agents, who had to pull him from the water when he refused to get out, agents said.

The Mexican citizen admitted he entered the country illegally, agents said. The bag was eventually brought to shore by the tides and agents said they found five packages of marijuana weighing nearly 25 pounds.

The drug has a street value of about $75,000.

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treehugger

Jul 5 2009, 10:21 am

Talk about desperation? Build the Canal you lazy fucks!
Baja to Brownsville. 30 million new tax-payers, the end of border violence, 1/2 a million new jobs. And the best place on the planet to grow pot/hemp. Ignorant fucks!

Ya think someone woulda figured that out 100 years ago, but we've accomplised nothing, but spending money and perptuating the BUY. Corruption in gov't will end in 2 ways, mass exodus, mass riots. You choose, either way, you lose.

Guess Common Sense has yet to take hold, despite being written 250 years ago. Thomas Paine knew they'd pull this shit, that's why he included a self-destruct button in his designs (and why we kicked him to the curb). A national disgrace!

liveroots

Jun 10 2009, 12:25 pm

I smoked weed once. It made me want to rape and kill.

bongbarian

Jun 10 2009, 9:25 am

Well, they got'um. Everybody feel safer?

gstlab3

Jun 9 2009, 11:16 pm

YEAH MAN!!?? REAL EXPENSIVE SHIT!!! LIES AND MORE LIES!! AND EVEN SOME MORE TO COVER UP THE FIRST TEN OR TWENTY REALLY BIG LIES., LIKE MARIJUANA HA NO GOODNESS IN IT AND THAT CHEMICAL DRUGS MADE BY MAN ARE SAFER AND BETTER FOR US!!!! HAHAHA!! ALL LIES EVERY DAY ALL DAY THE U.S.A. !!!

The SC Stoner420

Jun 9 2009, 9:30 pm

I wish i sold drugs to people as dumb as our government id be one rich mother fucker selling everything for 3 times its value.

Johnny Danks

Jun 9 2009, 8:44 pm

the government needs to get their shit straight. 25 pounds of dank doesn't even cost 75 grand

congressional info @

Jun 9 2009, 8:40 pm

Marijuana.com

HT missed a good one

Jun 9 2009, 8:38 pm

Congress finally told the Department of Justice to clarify
the new policy towards medical marijuana,the committee that funds the DOJ wants the information so that the laws can be restructured for medical marijuana. It only took them 4 months to ask for that,now it will take another 4 months
for the DOJ to respond with an answer,probably that they are studying the situation.
These are the types of delays that big money puts on any legislation that they are against.

bongwater

Jun 9 2009, 5:39 pm

3000 dollars a pound for mexican dirt weed???25 lbs probably more like 10000 dollars

greendick

Jun 9 2009, 2:57 pm

more surfers? your probly some fat low life jerking off to kiddie porn online while smoking mexican dirt weed the same swag your homeboy vato surfer got busted for, so next time take a good look at how many seeds your baby dick smokes per session next time you call out our local spick smugglar surfer.
Peace love gap
Miklo

chronicpuffer

Jun 9 2009, 2:26 pm

yea 3 g's a pound is unheard of that is horrible, how can they make it look any worse? fuck it i do grow my own beezys

Token timmy

Jun 9 2009, 2:19 pm

I live right by the border in Imperiial Beach and I'll tell you weed is everywhere. People openly smoke out on beaches all the time.

gamerBUDS

Jun 9 2009, 12:48 pm

Good riddance. The last thing we need is more surfers on our shores and more mexican middies.

more of the same

Jun 9 2009, 12:41 pm

$3000.00 per pound,man,we don't need these people in charge of the pot store for sure. When will the lies stop? When will the insanity stop?
Fuck em,Grow your own