human smuggling

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.

The acting U.S. Attorney and other law enforcement leaders highlighted the dangers of crossing the border illegally after a wave of deadly attempts.

The acting U.S. Attorney for the San Diego region made a plea to migrants Wednesday to reconsider putting their lives in the hands of human smugglers after several dangerous attempts this year led to dozens of deaths. “We are appealing today to every person who is considering a desperate perilous journey to the United States — whether in a boat…

The man accused of captaining a panga carrying dozens of undocumented migrants that crashed amid rough waters and killed three people was arraigned on Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with two dozen counts.

What’s Up in San Diego for June 1, 2021? The suspected captain of a human smuggling boat is in court and other top stories.

The U.S. citizen accused of captaining a boat that contained dozens of suspected undocumented migrants in what authorities believe was a human smuggling attempt is due in court.

A man who was behind the wheel of a boat that capsized last summer about 7 1/2 miles off the coast of Mission Bay was sentenced Monday to more than four years in custody for smuggling people and drugs aboard the vessel. Henrry Javier Garcia Valle, 38, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the July 26…

It’s the third suspected smuggling incident in San Diego waters in the month of May, and immigration experts the refugee crisis in Central America, the pandemic and the United States’ asylum policy all play a role in the growing trend.

One person is dead and eight others were hospitalized after a failed human smuggling attempt resulted in several people jumping off the panga they were in and into waters off La Jolla shores. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.

One person is dead and eight others hospitalized following a failed human smuggling attempt in La Jolla, authorities said. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more information on how officials detained 15 people in connection to the incident.

SkyRanger 7 flew over the scene on May 20, 2021, where officials rescued several people from the waters off La Jolla in a suspected human smuggling attempt.