Coast Guard seizes 5,000 lb of marijuana in go-fast chase
The cutter Tampa and three other Coast Guard boats seized a go-fast boat in the southeastern Bahamas on 10 January 2001 carrying 5,000 pounds of marijuana and 300 pounds of hashish oil. Officers fired on the fleeing boat and arrested three men.
On 10 January 2001 the Portsmouth-based cutter Tampa and three other Coast Guard boats ended a nine-hour chase by seizing a go-fast boat in the southeastern Bahamas carrying 5,000 pounds (about 2,268 kg) of marijuana and 300 pounds of hashish oil.[1][2]Officers fired on the speeding boat and arrested three men.[1]
The Virginian-Pilot described the chase as unfolding near Cuba, with the Tampa joined by the Florida-based cutters Monhegan, Matagorda and Padre.[1][2]Tampa’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Jim Howe, presented the joint surface-and-air effort as a new “Wolf Pack” tactic of hunting smugglers with several units working together.[1]
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Coast Guard crew members stand around seized bales and packages on a cutter's deck after the interceptionPhoto details
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