Border Patrol nabs 30 people being smuggled to shore by boats
One boat was sinking off San Diego as the Coast Guard rescued 10 people from the vessel
By PAULINE REPARD
OCT. 25, 2019 3:10 PM
SAN DIEGO — Border Patrol agents took 30 people from China and Mexico into custody in less than 24 hours as they were being smuggled illegally to the United States by boats, a federal official said Friday.
One boat was taking on water and sinking fast as a U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued 10 people off the coast of San Diego Thursday afternoon, according to Border Patrol officials.
They said only four of the passengers were wearing life vests, so the Coast Guard crew had to act quickly to get them off the boat. Of the 10, six men and women were Mexican and four were Chinese.
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