SAN DIEGO – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC 1129) interdicted 14 suspected aliens aboard a vessel 18 miles west of San Diego, California, Friday afternoon.
At 4:34 p.m. Forrest Rednour’s crew detected a vessel and launched their boarding team to investigate. The cutter’s boarding team intercepted the 14 aliens aboard the 20-foot cuddy cabin. All 14 aboard claimed Mexican nationality.
The boarding team transferred custody of the aliens to a boatcrew from Coast Guard Station San Diego. The aliens were then transported to Ballast Point and transferred to another DHS agency for investigation.
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