14 Mexican nationals detained after panga boat washes ashore in Rancho Palos Verdes

Thursday, July 15, 2021
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KABC) -- Fourteen Mexican nationals were detained Thursday morning after a panga boat they were traveling in washed ashore off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, authorities say.

The boat was found near the 5300 block of Palos Verdes Drive around 8:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Authorities were searching for several other people who may have been on the boat. Aerial footage from AIR7 HD showed a large law enforcement presence at the scene.

Customs and Border Protection officials say its the latest dangerous incident involving human cargo off the California coastline.
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Two months ago in San Diego, three people died and several others were hospitalized on a shipwrecked vessel smuggling people into the U.S.

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