DATE: October 3, 2009 7:02:54 AM EDT

US COAST GUARD
Media Advisory

Date:
Oct. 3, 2009 

Contact:
Petty Officer Nick Ameen
305-415-6683
**Media Availability** Coast Guard to offload 2,500 pounds of marijuana seized at sea
Thursday

Media note: Media interested in attending the drug offload are requested to arrive no later than 11 a.m. Saturday. For more information, please call 786-367-7649.

  • Who: U.S. Coast Guard
  • What: Coast Guard crews will offload approximately 2,500 pounds of marijuana seized Thursday from a vessel interdicted in Caribbean international waters.
  • When: 11:30 a.m. Saturday
  • Where: Coast Guard Base Support Unit Miami, 100 MacArthur Causeway, Miami Beach, Fla.

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