Police are searching for three men who escaped capture in the early hours of Tuesday morning after their drug boat was intercepted in East End by Coast Guard officers.
The men were last seen in the vicinity of Paradise Villas.
Police said two firearms and a large amount of ammunition, as well as packages containing more than 250 pounds of ganja, were found on board the boat.
Coast Guard officers attempted to arrest the men after their boat was spotted approaching the shore at high speed by a patrol vessel off the shore of East End around 2am, police said.
The Coast Guard vessel moved to stop the boat and the men abandoned it, fleeing onto the shore, crossing the main road near Paradise Villas and escaping into nearby bushes.
The Air Support Unit, Firearms Response Unit, and other officers responded, police said, and conducted a search in the area where the men were last seen, but the suspects were not located.
Efforts to capture them are under way as investigations continue, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 949-4222. Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via the Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via the police website.
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