U.S. border authorities interdicted three vessels smuggling foreign nationals in three separate incidents off the Southern California coast this week and took 60 individuals into custody.
The first interdiction took place on April 17 when the CBP’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) San Diego Marine Unit crews intercepted a 24-foot vessel near San Clemente Island. Agents took the individuals to Ballast Point Naval Base to be processed by Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in an April 24 statement. In total, 13 people were apprehended in this incident, including seven males, five females, and a juvenile female.
