As many as six American citizens were detained by South Korean authorities after allegedly attempting to send plastic bottles filled with rice, US dollars, and Bibles towards North Korea via the sea,

The Americans were apprehended on front-line Gwanghwa Island before throwing the bottles into the sea so they could float toward North Korean shores on the tides, two Gwanghwa police officers said.

South Korean police have detained six U.S. citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said on Friday.