CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SAN DIEGO
Three teenagers have been arrested after a drug-sniffing dog uncovered more than half a ton of marijuana beneath the deck of their 22-foot boat when it docked at San Diego’s Shelter Island, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The three were returning Saturday from Mexico when agents made a routine inspection. The three told agents they had been on a fishing trip off Ensenada. Beneath the deck, agents found 277 packages of pot weighing 1,060 pounds and worth about $636,000, officials said.
The boat was seized and the teens -- two men and a woman -- were turned over to authorities for possible prosecution.
-- Tony Perry
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