By SANCHESKA BROWN

A HIGH-SPEED boat chase and shoot-out over open water early yesterday led police to discover nearly $1million worth of sealed packets suspected of containing marijuana.

The drama began shortly after midnight when police were told a suspicious vessel, with four men on board, had been spotted near Andros.

As law enforcers went to investigate, a chase followed with the boatmen shooting at officers. When gunfire was returned, one of the men was shot in the arm.

Robert Young, commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit, said: "Acting on this information, the US Coast Guard and DEA helicopters out of Exuma were dispatched and they were able to locate the vessel. As a result, ...

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