Five Years for Alien Smuggling, Ramming Coast Guard Vessel
by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California
SAN DIEGO – Mexican national, Jesus Jeovanny Alcaraz-Valdez was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 60 months in prison for bringing in nearly a dozen undocumented migrants for financial gain and ramming a Coast Guard vessel in an attempt to escape law enforcement.
At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta described...
Coast Guard repatriates 27 to Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon crew repatriated 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Most of the interdicted migrants claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals except for three Haitian nationals.
“Anyone...
Miami Man Guilty of Aiming Laser Pointer at helicopters
MIAMI – Following a trial in Miami federal court, a jury has found Patrick E. Longsworth, 68, guilty of aiming a laser pointer at two United States Coast Guard helicopters and one Miami-Dade Police Department helicopter.
According to the evidence at trial, the defendant aimed a green laser pointer at three government helicopters in late November last year – two U.S. Coast Guard helicopters, and...
Coast Guard transfers 115 people to Haiti, Bahamas
Coast Guard Cutters Seneca and Raymond Evans’ crew members stop a 33-foot a migrant voyage about 48 miles north of Cap-Haitian, Haiti, June 30, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI – Coast Guard crews repatriated 94 people to Haiti and transferred 21 people to the Bahamas following three separate migrant vessel interdictions in the past week which originated from either Haiti or Bahamas.
The Coast...
Coast Guard transfers 14 migrants, one deceased to Bahamas
Coast Guard Cutter Legare file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Hammack.
MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Legare transferred 14 migrants and one deceased person to the Bahamas following the interdiction of a migrant venture in Bahamian waters, Tuesday.
The Legare crew located and intercepted the migrant vessel while patrolling in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry at approximately...
Coast Guard repatriates 44 to the Dominican Republic
25-foot vessel interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle June 27, 2023, lays empty and adrift in the Mona Passage. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle repatriated 44 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Wednesday, following two makeshift vessel interdictions in Mona Passage waters off the west coast of Puerto Rico.
The Coast Guard,...
Coast Guard offloads more than $23 million in illegal narcotics
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crewmembers offload approximately 2,024 pounds of cocaine, estimated to have a wholesale value of $23 million dollars, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) offloaded more than 2,024 pounds of cocaine worth more than $23 million in San Juan,...
Coast Guard transfers 20 people to Bahamas
MIAMI – Coast Guard crews transferred 20 people to the Bahamas over four days, with these encounters coming from two separate voyages, originating from the Bahamas.
The Coast Guard and its Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast partners will continue to be a presence in the air and on the waters to detect and deter migrants from attempting to unlawfully enter the U.S. via maritime domain.
“The...
Coast Guard ensures compliance and port security in Guam
A U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam team conducts a port state control examination on the 472-foot Singapore-flagged commercial cargo vessel Kota Raja in the Port of Guam on June 15, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)
SANTA RITA, Guam — On June 15, 2023, a U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam team conducted a port state control examination on...
