Coast Guard apprehends 2 smugglers during illegal voyage, returns 10 Haitian migrants to the Dominican Republic [Image 1 of 2]

PUERTO RICO

10.10.2021

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

An empty makeshift boat lays in the Mona Passage Oct. 10, 2021, shortly after the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon interdicted an illegal migrant voyage near Mona Island, Puerto Rico. The cutter’s crew safely recovered 10 Haitian migrants including seven men, two adult women and a minor, and apprehended two suspected smugglers. The suspected smugglers are men, Dominican Republic nationals, who are facing federal criminal prosecution in Puerto Rico on migrant smuggling charges. The migrants were safely returned to the Dominican Republic, while the interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group CBIG. (U.S. Coast Guard photos).

• Date Taken: 10.10.2021
• Date Posted: 10.14.2021 08:28
• Photo ID: 6885746
• VIRIN: 211010-G-G0107-1001
• Resolution: 1012x570
• Size: 145.05 KB
• Location: PR