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Compressed marijuana * Photo not actual marijuana referred to in story.
Two men are scheduled to be slapped with drug-related charges today, three days after they were caught with marijuana at sea.
Police Marine Unit Commander Finley Leonce told St. Lucia News Online that the men, who are from Soufriere, were caught around 11 p.m. on Friday, one to two nautical miles west of Castries.
He said officers aboard a Police Marine Unit vessel were conducting a routine patrol when they observed a pirogue travelling in a northerly direction.
The Unit did a “routine boarding” of the vessel, and during a search, discovered a quantity of marijuana, Leonce said.
The marine chief was unable to disclose the weight of the drugs.
He said the men were scheduled to be charged and taken to court today.
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