SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized almost half a ton of marijuana Saturday, worth about $566,400, from a private fishing boat.
Agents spotted the 21-foot boat at the entrance to the bay in San Diego riding suspiciously low in the water.
They stopped the boat to question the people on board, a 20 year old female U.S. citizen and a 48 year old male U.S. citizen. Both are residents of Phoenix.
After noting inconsistencies in their story, agents brought the boat in for further investigation, including a screening by a narcotics dog.
They found 221 packages of marijuana, weighing 944 pounds, hidden in the hull of the boat.
CBP seized the boat and narcotics, and the two accused smugglers were turned over to agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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