GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Aug. 16, CMC – The Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG) earlier this week intercepted a suspicious canoe in local waters early that turned out to have 1,500lbs of marijuana onboard.
The police report that while on patrol early Thursday the CICG, supported by the police helicopter, intercepted the vessel, which had four men on board engaging in what appeared to be illicit maritime activity.
The men were detained on suspicion of illegal entry into the Cayman Islands, possession of controlled drugs, and importation of controlled drugs.
CICG officers seized the boat and the marijuana and handed the suspected drug traffickers over to the RCIPS for further investigation.
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