Strange Cargo: 800 Pounds of Pot Found on Boat

Four arrested after Coast Guard finds vessel packed with marijuana near Miami

Another day, another 800 pounds of pot seized from a boat drifting a couple miles east of Miami.

Four men were arrested after the Coast Guard made the pot discovery on Oct. 21, after Customs and Border Protection agents spotted the 45-foot boat from the air.

When the Coast Guard searched the vessel, they found the pot stuffed in the forward cabin, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami.

Not only was the captain of the ship arrested, but officers arranged to meet the suspects who were supposed to receive the marijuana, and those three men were also arrested in a sting.

Two of the men are being held pending trial, and the other two will face a judge on Friday.

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