Three Mexican nationals had almost made it to the US Open of Surfing to watch Kelly Slater win his quarter-final heat against Taj Burrow when their 25 foot panga was spotted by lifeguards on Sunday morning, August 7, 2011, according to ABC7.
The small panga carrying three Mexican nationals was on its way to Huntington State Park about 8:30 a.m. Sunday when lifeguards spotted it and called authorities. . . The trio was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, smuggling and attempting to enter the United States illegally. . . The 25-foot boat, which was reported stolen in Mexico, was towed to Newport Dunes and impounded as evidence.
All they wanted to do was party with the rest of Southern California and to think–they apparently brought their own weed.
[Link: KABC]
