$1.5 Million in Pot Seized in Remote Catalina Cove |
By: Associated Press | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:58:00 AM |
Last updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:58:00 AM |
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND (AP) -- A beachcomber in a lonely Santa Catalina Island cove wasn’t looking for shells. Authorities said he was guarding 1,500 pounds of marijuana.
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| Photo by: David J. Shuler | Island Hideaway -- Sheriff’s deputies discovered 31 bales of marijuana -- and a man guarding them -- in an isolated cove. |
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies seized 31 bales of pot May 17 and arrested a Mexican citizen on suspicion of possessing and transporting marijuana, Capt. Jeff Donahue said May 18. A sheriff’s deputy and a park ranger spotted the man at remote Little Harbor, on the west side of the island. |