This is one of the main reasons
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/p...oat-coast.html
MALIBU – The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday held three men suspected of being drug smugglers who authorities said were arrested at the conclusion of an ocean pursuit off the coast of Malibu.
Los Angeles County lifeguards notified the sheriff's Malibu/Lost Hills Station around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that they had spotted a suspicious boat with possible contraband aboard about 50 feet off Latigo Beach, said sheriff's Sgt. Stephanie Shrout.
Deputies confirmed it was a panga – a kind of fishing boat that has often been used off the coast for drug and immigrant smuggling – and called the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which deployed its air and marine unit, she said.
"They intercepted the panga about two miles out at sea shortly thereafter," Shrout said, adding that agents took three men into custody.
"They are handling the investigation. I can't confirm what the payload was," she said.
The passengers could be seen tossing large bundles overboard before the boat motored away from the shore, a news camera crew reported from the scene.
I know they also found one somewhere near Portugese Bend (Palos Verdes/San Pedro) area a few months ago.