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Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment San Diego |
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Date: Sept. 6, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Dunphy (619) 252-1304 henry.g.dunphy@uscg.mil |
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Coast Guard, CBP intercept suspected illegal migrants SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard interdicted 11 suspected illegal migrants off the coast of Imperial Beach, Calif., Sunday afternoon. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Petrel was patrolling the area when they encountered 11 suspected illegal migrants in a 20-foot, California-registered boat. The Petrel's crew detained the suspected migrants until a Customs and Border Protection boat crew took custody of them and their boat. The suspected migrants and their vessel were transported to Coast Guard Sector San Diego and taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security Maritime Task Force for further investigation. For a preview of the video, follow the link: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=652815 For a higher quality copy of the video, contact Petty Officer Henry Dunphy at: 619-252-1304
SAN DIEGO -- Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection worked together to apprehend 11 suspected illegal migrants off the coast of Imperial Beach, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Petrel intercepted the suspects on a 20-foot boat and detained them until CBP personnel could take them into custody. The suspects and their boat were transferred to the Department of Homeland Security's Maritime Task Force for further investigation. Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry G. Dunphy, U.S. Coast Guard. SAN DIEGO -- A Border Patrol agent records information from suspected illegal migrants at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The Coast Guard Cutter Petrel's crew intercepted 11 suspected migrants in a 20-foot, California-registered boat and coordinated with the Department of Homeland Security's Maritime Task Force to take them into custody. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry G. Dunphy, U.S. Coast Guard.
SAN DIEGO -- A boat used in suspected illegal migrant smuggling is tied to a pier at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The Coast Guard Cutter Petrel's crew intercepted 11 suspected migrants in the 20-foot, California-registered boat and coordinated with the Department of Homeland Security's Maritime Task Force to take them into custody. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry G. Dunphy, U.S. Coast Guard.
SAN DIEGO -- A boat used in suspected illegal migrant smuggling is tied to a pier at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. The Coast Guard Cutter Petrel's crew intercepted 11 suspected migrants in the 20-foot, California-registered boat and coordinated with the Department of Homeland Security's Maritime Task Force to take them into custody. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry G. Dunphy, U.S. Coast Guard. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
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