** Photos Available** Coast Guard recovers drugs from South Padre Island

DATE: January 15, 2010 2:41:11 PM CST

Office of External Affairs U.S. Coast Guard

News Release	Date: Jan. 15, 2010 Contact: Lt. Mickey Lalor U.S. Coast Guard External Affairs (956) 364-7440
Coast Guard recovers drugs from South Padre Island
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection crews recovered bundles of marijuana that washed ashore on South Padre Island Thursday afternoon. The Coast Guard received a report from a good Samaritan Thursday that black bundles had been seen washing up on the beach. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island launched two 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boats at 2:00 p.m. Thursday and located eight bundles of marijuana, weighing approximately 800 pounds, at beach access six at 4:30 p.m. The Coast Guard transferred the marijuana to Customs and Border Protection officers. http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=749116&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=749114&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.