human smuggling

Two men have been charged by federal prosecutors with leading Border Patrol agents on a high-speed chase through South San Diego, then crashing their vehicle, which was packed with migrants being smuggled into the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

A man who piloted a boat that crashed near Point Loma during a human-smuggling operation, leading to the deaths of three people and injuries to more than two dozen others, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in federal prison.

A man who piloted a boat that crashed near Point Loma during a human-smuggling operation, leading to the deaths of three people and injuries to more than two dozen others, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in federal prison.

The driver lost control and crashed into a flatbed truck, which led to three people being detained, according to Border Patrol Agents. NBC 7’s Dana Griffin is at the scene with more.

The mission of U.S Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations Unit is to save lives, which is a hard thing to do amid dangerous offshore conditions. Despite the deadly waters, CBP says they’ve seen an increase in human smuggling off San Diego’s coast, and agents blame smugglers who disregard the threat of the open ocean and prey on...

Telemundo 20’s Tania Luviano spoke with a Customs and Border Protection agent about the dangers of human smuggling in the ocean off San Diego.

Man’s death believed to be related to human-smuggling attempt on Saturday in which at least one other person died.

Three men concealed in a non-factory compartment of an SUV were discovered at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, border agents reported Thursday.

Thirty-two people were aboard the boat last May when it crashed in rough waters off San Diego.

Two men who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a fatal human smuggling attempt in a boat that stalled off the coast of La Jolla were sentenced Monday to federal prison terms.

U.S. Border Patrol agents are investigating a possible human smuggling attempt after a panga boat was spotted in Carlsbad early Monday.

Rescue crews were called to Carlsbad early in the morning for a report of a maritime human smuggling attempt.

Two men pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges stemming from a human smuggling attempt in a boat that stalled off the coast of La Jolla, leading to the drowning death of one of the vessel’s occupants.

NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda heard from USBP officials about the “new” unit.

the U.S. Border Patrol has established a dedicated Marine Unit to patrol the waters off the San Diego coastline in light of rising cases of drug and human smuggling incidents at sea.

A Fort Hood soldier and a Pennsylvania National Guardsman stationed at the Central Texas installation have been charged with smuggling two men into Texas from Mexico.

Border Patrol agents investigating possible human smuggling Thursday in West Texas found 33 people in sweltering conditions in the back of a box truck, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, maritime apprehensions in the San Diego area increased 92% between fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020, reports NBC 7’s Mari Payton.

Federal agents investigating an apparent maritime human-smuggling attempt off the coast of San Diego early Thursday detained 16 people who had illegally crossed into the United States from Baja California in a fishing boat.

The acting U.S. Attorney for the San Diego region made a plea to migrants to reconsider putting their lives in the hands of human smugglers after several dangerous attempts this year. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports.