🌱 Patch AM: 122 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized From Car On I-5 In SoCal: Authorities

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• K9 alert on I-5 near San Clemente uncovers 122 pounds cocaine

Also on today's calendar: Saddleback Valley - Final In-Person Registration .

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 69, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 122 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized From Car On I-5 In SoCal: Authorities (patch.com) — San Clemente drivers may have noticed heavy law enforcement activity after Border Patrol and the California Highway Patrol seized 122 pounds of cocaine from a blue sedan on I-5 near town. A CHP K9 alerted officers to drugs hidden in the trunk, and the driver now faces multiple state drug charges following the joint operation.    

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Tuesday June 2

• Saddleback Valley - Final In-Person Registration →
  Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Christian School & Preschool, 23262 El Toro Rd, Lake Forest
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Thursday June 11

• Pier Pride Foundation "Launch" Party Sail to the San Clemente Pier →
  Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching Dana Point, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point
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Tuesday June 16

• Play Or Learn Mahjongg Tiles For Charity Mahjongg "Fun"raiser →
  Outlets at San Clemente, 101 W Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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Dana Point

• Dana Point Blood Drive Guide Sunday May 31 2026 (southocbeaches.com)
• Dana Point Free Trolley Guide Sunday May 31 2026 (southocbeaches.com)

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