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Illegal Immigrants in Panga Boat Come Ashore in Coronado, 19 Taken into Custody
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Nineteen illegal immigrants in a panga that came ashore on Coronado Island under a new moon were in federal custody Saturday.
A roughly 22-foot boat with a single outboard engine came ashore around midnight just north of Silver Strand Beach, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Matthew Cramer said.
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Comment by T W on August 18, 2012 at 12:22pm -
Seems like the Navy and Coast Guard could patrol and keep this from happening.
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Staff Comment by Anne Covington Morse on August 18, 2012 at 11:39pm -
I was wondering what was happening last night. I saw a helicopter circling low with a searchlight over the beach for a while late last night and knew something must be going on. Thanks for letting us know!
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Comment by Ashley Jenkins on August 19, 2012 at 9:00pm -
I think it happens a lot more and we only hear about it when it gets this far.
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Comment by Pamela McCollum on August 20, 2012 at 12:28pm
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They do patrol fairly often these days. I see the border patrol vehicles almost every evening now and the Coast Guard was sitting off shore all night on that eveing. I think that's why this group was caught so quickly. Good work.
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