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CBIG partners detain 12 Dominicans interdicted at sea

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Caribbean Border Interagency Group law enforcement authorities detained 12 Dominican migrants Tuesday, following an at-sea interdiction Monday.
Criminal Division Chief José Ruiz Santiago and Assistant U.S. Attorney Evelyn Canals from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico accepted to prosecute the Dominicans for attempting to enter illegally into the United States [...]

Coast Guard and CBP combine efforts to rescue boater and tow sailing vessel to safety

San Juan, Puerto Rico – The crew of a Coast Guard response boat secured the unmanned sailboat, Guaytiao, in waters north of San Juan Harbor and towed it to safety Tuesday afternoon.

Coast Guard rescues 12 Cubans stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard helicopter crews from Air Station Borinquen hoisted to safety 12 Cuban migrants Friday, who were stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico since Thursday.

Joint agencies interdict 23 migrants

SAN DIEGO – A joint agency collaboration led to the interdiction of a 25-foot panga carrying 23 suspected illegal migrants off the coast of Oceanside, Calif., early this morning.

Coast Guard interdicts, repatriates 43 Cuban migrants

MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke repatriated 43 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Thursday, after they were interdicted during two separate events.

Coast Guard seizes 1,900 pounds of cocaine

MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant offloaded 675 bricks of cocaine, or nearly 1,900 pounds, at Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral, Fla., Sunday.

Coast Guard seizes 6,000 pounds of cocaine

MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane seized nearly 6,000 pounds of cocaine from a St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 3.