SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard interdicted 20 suspected aliens approximately 8 miles west of Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, Sunday.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) crew members observed an 18-foot panga-style vessel transiting into U.S. waters and dispatched a boarding team to intercept.
The Rednour’s boarding team interdicted the vessel and identified 20 suspected aliens aboard; 19 claiming Mexican nationality and one claiming Sudanese nationality.
A Coast Guard Station San Diego boat crew provided assistance by transporting the vessel and all 20 suspected aliens to Department of Homeland Security personnel at Ballast Point.
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