SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Station San Diego interdicted three aliens aboard a 16-foot motorboat approximately 10 miles off Imperial Beach, Saturday.
At 2:11 pm, Station San Diego watch-standers received a report of a vessel displaying suspicious behavior and diverted a small-boat crew to investigate.
The Coast Guard crew pursued the vessel and engaged in disabling fire. A boarding team boarded the vessel and discovered three aliens and an operator, all claiming Mexican nationality.
The vessel and the 4 aliens were transferred to the custody of Imperial Beach Border Patrol at Ballast Point.