LOS ANGELES - Two vessels used by suspected drug smugglers sit at the docks of Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, Jan. 11, 2012. The Coast Guard apprehended eight people and recovered nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana during two separate interdictions northwest of Catalina Island, Calif. While on patrol, the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut and a 45-foot Response Boat Medium from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach located two contacts on radar. As the Coast Guard vessels approached the darkened boats, a short pursuit ensued that ended with the apprehensions occurring at about 11:45 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall
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