Border Patrol arrests 9 on Coronado beach

Border Patrol arrests 9 on Coronado beach

By Susan Shroder
Monday, November 29, 2010 at 7:18 p.m.

Nine people suspected of entering the country illegally were apprehended Saturday night after getting out of a boat at an area known as Dog Beach, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday.

About 6:20 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol agents on patrol saw a boat without running lights nearing the shoreline of the beach, a leash-free area for dogs at the northern end of Coronado near North Island Naval Air Station.

Shortly after the boat landed on shore, seven men and two women were arrested. Two of the men are accused of organizing the smuggling attempt and are in federal custody. All nine are Mexican nationals, CBP officials said.

susan.shroder@uniontrib.com • (619) 293-1876

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I know exactly where this is at.

I wonder how the richie-poo residents on Coronado feel about all the human smuggling on their shore. Right next to a military base too. What a joke HS is. :roll:

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Ah. They caught them.

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Ah. They caught them.

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True. I guess I was only seeing the glass as half full. How many have they NOT caught that we don't know of? :x

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C.B.P. News Release

U.S Border Patrol Foils Maritime Smuggling Attempt

Nine arrested after coming ashore on Dog Beach

(Monday, November 29, 2010)

Coronado, Calif. — On Saturday evening, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested nine Mexican nationals after they illegally entered the country aboard a small, open-bow boat along the San Diego County coastline.

At about 6:20 p.m., agents on patrol spotted a suspicious boat traveling with no visible running lights and approaching the shoreline near Dog Beach in Coronado. Agents observed the vessel come ashore and all of its occupants quickly disembark.

Agents intercepted the group of seven males and two females and determined that they were all Mexican nationals who had entered the United States illegally. They were arrested and transported to a local Border Patrol station for processing and further investigation. Agents identified two of the arrested men as being responsible for this smuggling attempt. They are in federal custody pending prosecution for alien smuggling. The vessel was seized by the Border Patrol.

The U.S. Border Patrol is a member agency of the Maritime Unified Command. The Maritime Unified Command, comprised of the Coast Guard, CBP, ICE, and state and local law enforcement partners operating in the San Diego and Orange County maritime domain, utilizes the fusion of intelligence, planning, and operations to target the threat of transnational crime along the coastal border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Contacts For This News Release
San Diego Sector
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (619) 216-4182

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