Marijuana-Laden Ship Object of Salvage Effort
United Press International
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. —
Salvage operations began off Cape Cod on Sunday to raise a sunken trawler still holding 70 to 100 bales of marijuana, after divers removed up to $15 million worth of the drug, Coast Guard officials said.
Authorities believe the 60-foot vessel, which was discovered by fishermen Wednesday, was scuttled when the smugglers ran into trouble.
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