Air and Marine Operations intercepts immigrant-smuggling operation near Florida
Story by Mike Heuer • 10h
Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations intercepted a dozen immigrants and an alleged smuggler trying to illegally enter the United States Tuesday evening.
The Miami Marine Unit identified a suspicious vessel operating with no navigation lights near Florida's coastal waters shortly after 9 p.m., U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Wednesday in a news release.
The agents tried to stop the vessel, but its operator did not comply until the Miami Marine Unit agents fired a warning round toward the vessel.
An adult Bahamian national was found operating the vessel, which carried a dozen migrants seeking illegal entry into the United States.
CBP officials described the vessel as a blue, 18-foot, single-engine center console boat.
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