Feds seize 35-foot yacht carrying 1,200 pounds of marijuana in Mission Bay

SAN DIEGO - Federal agents near Mission Bay seized a 35-foot yacht returning from Mexico stuffed with nearly 1,200 pounds of marijuana, authorities have announced.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents spotted the yacht while patrolling outside Mission Bay early Friday, May 29, and took it to a nearby marina for further inspection, according to Jackie Wasiluk, a spokeswoman for the federal agency.

A drug-sniffing dog tipped off CBP and Border Patrol agents to 91 packages containing 1,194 pounds of marijuana in hidden compartments throughout the vessel. Wasiluk said the pot was worth an est...