Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest – US Open of Surfing

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VIA – FOX NEWS

Mexican Smugglers Nearly Interrupt California Surf Contest

Published August 08, 2011 | NewsCore

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Three Mexican nationals attempted to illegally land their boat on California’s Huntington Beach Sunday — about a mile away from where crowds were forming to watch a professional surfing contest.

Lifeguards spotted the small fishing boat at around 8:30 a.m., but when the men realized they had been spotted, they turned back to sea and were seen throwing a package overboard, The Orange County Register reported.

A number of people were on the beach at the time, for the U.S. Open of Surfing.

It is believed the men in the boat were smuggling drugs across the border from Mexico.

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http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/08/08/mexican-smugglers-nearly-interrupt-california-surf-contest/

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