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A boat skipper was stunned after hauling in a floating bin bag off the coast of Devon - only to find it stuffed full of cannabis leaves, which he handed to police.
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Shocked boat skipper finds floating bag full of cannabis

Karl Grafton
Last updated: July 27, 2026 12:41 pm
Karl Grafton Published July 27, 2026
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Tristan and his crewmate inspecting the bag. (Jam Press/Tristan Northway)
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A boat skipper was stunned after finding a floating bin bag at sea which turned out to be stuffed full of cannabis.

Tristan Northway hauled in the black plastic bag expecting it to be full of rubbish.

But after opening it found it was full of unprocessed cannabis leaves.

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It happened during a trip off Brixham, Devon, on Friday (24 July).

A video showed him steering towards the ordinary looking bin bag as he said: “I’m going to have to see if I can get that.”

After hauling it aboard, he revealed the unexpected contents before heading back to shore, as reported by Need To Know.

A boat skipper was stunned after hauling in a floating bin bag off the coast of Devon - only to find it stuffed full of cannabis leaves, which he handed to police.
Tristan Northway. (Jam Press/Tristan Northway)

He said in the footage: “On the way in to meet the police, to dispose of this large bag of cannabis.”

Devon and Cornwall Police the cannabis was believed to be offcuts from a grow.

They added the bag was taken away for destruction.

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(Jam Press/Tristan Northway)
(Jam Press/Tristan Northway)
A boat skipper was stunned after hauling in a floating bin bag off the coast of Devon - only to find it stuffed full of cannabis leaves, which he handed to police.
The bag full of unprocessed cannabis leaves. (Jam Press/Tristan Northway)

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