A panga believed to be used for illegal smuggling washed ashore in Carlsbad early Wednesday.
Carlsbad police officers discovered the boat near Carlsbad Boulevard and Island Way around 2 a.m.
They called in agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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