Crime & Safety
18 People Detained Off Carlsbad Coast, Brought To Oceanside
The group was found aboard a panga-style boat about 20 miles west of Carlsbad, officials said.
OCEANSIDE, CA — The U.S. Coast Guard detained 18 people aboard a boat about 20 miles west of Carlsbad early Sunday before transporting them to Oceanside, officials said.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour spotted a 25-foot panga-style vessel traveling north of the maritime boundary around 4:25 a.m. and sent a crew to intercept it.
A boarding team reached the vessel around 5:45 a.m. and detained 18 people suspected of entering the country illegally, according to the Coast Guard.
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The 18 people were taken to Oceanside and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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