"Navy ship arrives with 7 tons of cocaine"...insert Bush joke here.

[Human Torch]

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) -- A Navy ship brought in 15,000 pounds (6,750 kilograms) of cocaine -- valued at about $480 million (euro374.9 million) -- seized in two drug busts in the Pacific Ocean this summer, authorities said.

The USS John L. Hall brought the drugs into Naval Station Mayport on Friday, said Donnie Brzuska, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert from Astoria, Oregon, captured the first 5,000 pounds (2,250 kilograms) on June 12 after sharpshooters disabled a speedboat about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of the Galapagos Islands. The speedboat crew was captured boarding a nearby fishing vessel.

On July 7, the USS Hall came across a burning fishing vessel about 72 miles (116 kilometers) southwest of the El Salvador-Guatemala border. After putting out the fire, the crew found 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms) of cocaine hidden in secret compartments, authorities said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/20/ship.cocaine.ap/index.html



:evilgrin:

[EarlG]

1. Bush immediately flies out to greet ship

[Human Torch]

4. Ladies and Gents, we have a WINNER!

:rofl:

:toast:

[htuttle]

8. GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!

[Drum]

2. ...

[muntrv]

3. Bush response: "...So that's where I kept my secret stash!"

[Wilms]

5. Good. Because I'm running low.

[Human Torch]

9. Aw, man...that's why God made Photoshop.

:toast:

[zbdent]

6. Party in the Navy!

you know, cocaine and disco go hand in, uh, hand ...

"In the Navy ..." by the Village People ...

Hmm, after posting initially, I thought ... "This must be their new recruiting tool ..."

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Bush goes into the now empty hold of the ship and starts licking the walls

and floor. Asked what's he doing, he replies, "I want this ship spittin' clean."