I.C.E. News Release

CBP U.S. Air and Marine Agents Intercept Vessel With 26 Undocumented Aliens Near Arecibo; Narcotics Found Floating Nearby

(Wednesday, May 25, 2011)

AGUADILLA, P.R. – US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine units intercepted a vessel near Arecibo on May 23rd, containing 26 undocumented aliens with six bricks of cocaine floating nearby.

Near midnight, the crew of the CBP Caribbean Air & Marine Branch (CAMB) DHC-8 aircraft detected a vessel without navigational lights, traveling east towards the northern coast of Puerto Rico.

The crew notified Marine agents onboard the nearby CBP Mayaguez Marine Interceptor Unit and the agents intercepted the suspect vessel approximately nine-miles northwest of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Marine agents confirmed that onboard the 20-foot “yolaâ€