Scuba diver caught smuggling drugs into Marine City

ClickOnDetroit ^ | Aug 20 2013 | Lisa Ray

[equaviator]

Canadian man caught with 8 lbs of marijuana-

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Marysville Border Patrol station arrested a Canadian man smuggling marijuana into the United States Monday by crossing the St. Clair River in a scuba suit.

The incident occurred at approximately 1 a.m. when agents were notified by the Saint Clair County Central Dispatch that they had received a citizen call notifying them of an individual swimming across the Saint Clair River near Marine City, Michigan.

After receiving this information, Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) camera operators at the Operational Integration Center (OIC) on Selfridge ANGB were able to locate the individual in the river.

The camera operator relayed to agents on the ground that the subject appeared to be pulling a "dry bag" used by divers behind him. Border Patrol agents apprehended the Canadian man wearing a scuba suit after he got out of the water near Marine City. Agents then located a large watertight PVC cylinder holding over 8lbs of marijuana tied to a seawall ladder.

The individual and the narcotics were turned over to the St. Clair County Drug Task Force which accepted the case for prosecution.

[cripplecreek]

It just doesn’t catch the surface swimmers.

Windsor man swims across Detroit River, prompts international rescue

http://www.freep.com/article/20130724/NEWS05/307240081/Windsor-man-swims-across-Detroit-River-prompts-international-rescue

[1rudeboy]

Though I’d honestly want to know what resident of Marine City, Michigan was so overcome with insomnia and boredom that he or she was scanning the St. Clair River for Canadian scuba divers at 1 AM.

Marine City, Michigan? 1 AM?

Probably had at least a six-pack left.

[Squawk 8888]

To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.

Canada Ping!

[equaviator]

Where's my Michigan Six Pack?

[Darteaus94025]

Sinatra?

[Hot Tabasco]

Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) camera operators at the Operational Integration Center (OIC) on Selfridge ANGB

Aka, more evidence of Big Brother watching you.........Who woulda known

[elcid1970]

From “Thunderball”, one of the Connery 007 classics.

That’s guest villain Emilio Largo of SPECTRE.

[spawn44]

This cannuck could have saved himself a long trip and jail time if he just traveled up the North Coast of California.

[equaviator]

Yeah, they’re watching me...watching me show ‘em where to stick it.

[SunkenCiv]

Uh-oh, someone will probably get *hooked* on these drugs!!!

[bray]

After receiving a tip? Even a blind federal hog...

Pray for America to Wake Up

[cardinal4]

Works? This guy was probably the decoy for the 80 lbs being taken in over in a boat..

[equaviator]

Yes, we have no bananas. We have no bananas today.

[cardinal4]

See? While all the attention was focused on the diver, this banana boat snuck right in!

[equaviator]

They must have used their banana peel countermeasures-

[PGalt]

My great grandfather did something similar for the Purple gang during prohibition.

WOW, 'creek. Interesting. Thanks for the ping.

[cripplecreek]

What my grandfather did was dive under boats on the river and retrieve barrels of whiskey attached to the hulls.

[PGalt]

Interesting grandfather, ‘creek. Thanks. (I never knew mine)