Coast Guard intercepts six in suspected human smuggling operation off Fort Lauderdale
By Martin Vassolo
Three Jamaicans, an Israeli, a Jordanian, and one person who claimed to be a U.S. citizen were transferred over to U.S. Border Patrol on Wednesday in what the U.S. Coast Guard is calling a suspected smuggling case.
The 36-foot cabin cruiser carrying the group was intercepted Tuesday by a Miami-ported Coast Guard cutter ship. The crew conducted a “safety boarding” on the ship about 11 miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. Initially, the operator of the cruiser told officials there were two people aboard, but the boarding team found four others during its search, the Coast Guard said.
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