Five Dominicans arrested attempting to enter Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico.- Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marine Interdiction agents announced the arrest of eleven undocumented immigrants traveling from Saint Thomas to Culebra, Puerto Rico, aboard a private boat. Reggie Johnson, acting chief Border Patrol agent for the Ramey Sector, highlighted that smuggling organizations utilize various routes and methods to traffic individuals and contraband in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The incident occurred when agents on patrol responded to a vessel in Botany Bay that was experiencing mechanical issues and requested assistance on Sunday. Upon investigating the boat, agents discovered the group of eleven immigrants without documentation proving their legal presence in the United States. The group included two Romanian women, two Brazilian men, and five Dominican men.