A law enforcement helicopter on a training mission noticed a boat off the Fort Lauderdale coast Sunday afternoon and ended up with 60 kilos of cocaine, the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Coast Guard said. Two men aboard were arrested three miles south of Port Everglades after a 15-minute chase by the DEA, a Coast Guard helicopter and Coast Guard cutter, said Petty Officer Anastasia Burns. Agents in the DEA helicopter saw the 23-foot blue and white "go-fast" powerboat about 10 miles off Fort Lauderdale about 3:45 p.m. and swooped in to investigate, said DEA spokesman Joe Kilmer. The boat sped east and the DEA called the Coast Guard. A pursuit helicopter and cutter based in Fort Lauderdale "responded instantly," Kilmer said. [continues 93 words]
School Board members sidestepped terminating a Broward County principal arrested earlier this year for possessing marijuana when the board decided to defer a ruling Tuesday night. The board ordered schools Superintendent Frank Till to develop a new policy that would amend the board's zero tolerance drug policy and provide employees a second chance that would involve drug rehabilitation and monitoring. James E. Lindemann, 48, principal of Sandpiper Elementary, was accused of possessing marijuana while on a teacher recruiting trip in Pennsylvania. [continues 304 words]
