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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Six men accused of smuggling over a ton of marijuana plead no contest, receive two years of prison 🌿Six men accused of smuggling over a ton of marijuana plead no contest, receive two years of prison
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All six men were immediately sentenced and received prison sentences of 2 years.
These charges stem from a multi-agency response to a Panga boat landing near Mill Creek in Big Sur in the early morning of June 12.
The United States Coast Guard first tracked the boat at sea by radar and started a ground response when the boat entered United States waters just after midnight and began a high speed run toward the Big Sur Coast.
A Panga boat is an open fishing vessel usually equipped with outboard motors often used for fishing. This particular Panga boat was 30 feet long, had a modified...
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