A US grand jury has charged three Bermudians with possessing 220 pounds worth of marijuana.A grand jury in the District Court of Puerto Rico charged Shawn Antoine Simmons, Antoine Wenfield Eugene Russel and Raymont Steven Bernard Francis on January 4 with possessing the drugs as well as conspiracy to possess the drugs.The three men were not required to enter pleas.The trio was taken into custody on December 12 after their 34ft sailboat Phantasea was intercepted in the Caribbean region.Representatives from the US Coast Guard and the US Drug Enforcement Agency boarded the boat in international waters after obtaining permission from Governor Sir Richard Gozney.DEA agent Roxana Pulido stated in a affidavit filed with court: “The Farallon boarding team located, in plain view, a total of 16 bales of marijuana and one brick of what appeared to be hashish inside the vessel.“US Coast Guard officers conducted a field test of the contraband which resulted positive for the presence of marijuana.“The 16 bales of marijuana weighed 219.8 kilograms (703 lbs). While performing the Narcotics Identification Kit field test Shawn Antoine Simmons and Antoine Wenfield Eugene Russel asked if ‘it was good weed’.”The men were then placed in custody and taken to Puerto Rico. They are now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.The grand jury also filed a motion requiring the defendants to forfeit Phantasea if found guilty. They will also have to forfeit any money or property derived from the crimes if found guilty.The Bermuda Police Service has estimated the amount of weed would be worth $13 million if broken down and sold in small quantities on the Island.The trio will appear before US Judge Jose Fuste on Monday at 9am, when they will be formally charged with the offences.