Three Arrested Illegally crossing St Clair River
Release Date Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00
DETROIT - Detroit Sector Border Patrol agents arrest three foreign nationals during a smuggling attempt on the St. Clair River near Marine City early Monday morning.
SAFE Boat traveling down the river in Detroit Sector
3 arrested illegally crossing St. Clair River
On September 5th, at approximately 12 a.m., Border Patrol dispatch monitoring the Remote Video Surveillance System observed a vessel on the St. Clair River near Marine City cross the international border. Dispatch officials immediately notified agents in the area of a possible smuggling incident taking place.
Marysville agents on patrol responded to the area where the boat made landfall and located three individuals. The three subjects were interviewed, and all admitted to having just crossed the border from Canada in a boat. The three subjects were taken into custody and transported to the Marysville Border Patrol station for processing.
During processing it was confirmed that the subjects were a 37-year-old Spanish male, a 30-year-old Chilian Male, and a 34-year-old Brazilian male.
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