Witness: Migrants smuggled in boat engine compartment
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: May 3, 2024 / 05:26 PM CDT
Updated: May 3, 2024 / 06:10 PM CDT
American fishing vessel operators accused of transporting 12 unauthorized Mexicans, Rumanian off California coast
ccording to court documents, the Coast Guard spotted a vessel entering U.S. territorial waters from Mexico and moved to intercept it.
An officer interviewed the boat’s captain, Steven Giffin, and was told only two people were onboard fishing. But the Coast Guard crew allegedly noticed the fishing rods lacked reels and were not the kind used for catching tuna.
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The Coast Guard also interviewed Jonathan Brent Salter, the boat’s other occupant, who told officers he had been working on the engine; further questioning allegedly revealed that the vessel had met with another boat in Mexico “to pick up people,” records show.
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