Boater’s Tip Leads to Capture of Smuggling Boat

By: Anthony Brazos | Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:58:00 AM
Last updated: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:58:00 AM
Overloaded vessel off Point Loma had 20 illegal immigrants aboard.
SAN DIEGO — When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) came up with the idea of America’s Waterway Watch — which asks recreational boaters to be on the lookout for suspicious activities — they likely had in mind scenarios such as one that played out July 31.

[i]Photo by: Coast Guard photo
Apprehended — A small boat overloaded with 20 suspected illegal immigrants was stopped by the Coast Guard, after officers received a tip from a local boater. The suspects were apprehended as they cruised through “Smugglers Corridorâ€