Crime & Safety
More Than 30 Suspected Cuban Migrants Found In Boat During Keys Traffic Stop
A Monroe County sheriff's deputy pulled over the rental truck around 6 a.m. after he noticed it going slower than the speed limit.
October 12, 2021
More than 30 suspected Cuban migrants were found hiding in a go-fast boat during a traffic stop on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys on Monday morning.
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The group included two pregnant women, three young children ages 1½, 4, and 5 in the truck pulling the boat, and a 17-year-old for a total of 32 suspect migrants.
A Monroe County sheriff’s deputy pulled over the rental truck around 6 a.m. after he noticed it going slower than the speed limit. The deputy noted the children in the truck, the lack of child safety seats as well as the overwhelming smell of saltwater and body odor.
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