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Coast Guard Stops Migrants Near P.R.
The U.S. Coast Guard detained 35 Dominican and Peruvian migrants trying to reach Puerto Rico on Tuesday, officials said. A police boat stopped a yawl with 38 people on board, but three jumped overboard and swam three miles to shore, Coast Guard Lt. Eric Willis said.
| Swam the three miles? Does PR have an Olympic swim team? |
Some of the migrants told officials the three men who jumped overboard were in charge of smuggling them from the Dominican Republic.
| Ah, I get it now, they're sharks. Three miles, no problem, just catch the old scent of money in the water. |
Police handed the 35 migrants to the Coast Guard and they will be repatriated, officials said. The Coast Guard has intercepted 3,052 Dominican migrants since January, already more than double the 1,469 for all 2003.
Posted by: Steve White 2004-04-07 |
