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Federal authorities interdict overcrowded Panga

April 30, 2021 By sdcnews

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations recovered a small wooden “panga” that had 21 people on board in Point Loma. Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Thursday interdicted a small wooden “panga” type vessel 11 miles off the coast of Point Loma with 21 people on board. 

Just before midnight, the crew of a Border Patrol multi-role enforcement aircraft spotted the panga floating out at sea with no navigational lights; the crew noted that there were multiple people on board the small craft. 

The aircraft crew contacted the crew on an Air and Marine Operations interceptor boat so that they could begin making their way from patrol to intercept the panga.

As the panga continued northbound, the aircraft crew continued surveillance, noting when the craft began to turn and head east towards the coastline, and updating the agents on the Air and Marine Operations boat on its location.

At about 1 a.m., 11 miles west of Point Loma, the crew of the Air and Marine Operations boat made contact with the panga, hailing them with lights and sirens. The panga stopped without incident.

The crew took all 21 persons onboard into custody and brought them to the dock. They were turned over to U.S. Border Patrol agents for processing.

Border Patrol agents determined that all 21 adults, 15 men, and six women, were Mexican nationals with no legal status to enter the United States.

Two of the people on the boat, the suspected smugglers, will face federal charges. 

San Diego Sector Border Patrol documented a record 309 maritime smuggling events during the fiscal year 2020.  This fiscal year to date, they have recorded 157 maritime smuggling events.

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