Crime & Safety

Coast Guard: Three Migrants Stopped Aboard Vessel Near Imperial Beach

The Coast Guard crew pursued the vessel and engaged in disabling fire.

SAN DIEGO, CA — U.S. Coast Guard officials said Sunday that they engaged a vessel attempting to smuggle three migrants into the country near Imperial Beach.

USCG Station San Diego "interdicted 3 aliens aboard a 16-FT vessel near Imperial Beach, Saturday," the agency said in a post on X late Sunday morning.

"The Coast Guard crew pursued the vessel, engaged in disabling fire and discovered the 3 aliens and an operator."

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