Coast Guard Intercepts More than 3 Tons of Marijuana off Southern California

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart | USCG on Apr 3, 2013   At Sea  

SAN DIEGO – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a 210-foot cutter homeported in Astoria, Ore., recovered more than 3.3 tons of marijuana from the Pacific Ocean approximately 90 miles west of San Nicolas Island, Calif., Sunday morning.