Coast Guard returns 33 migrants to Haiti
By: The Associated Press 4-14-19
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A migrant vessel is shown in the Caribbean Sea after an interdiction on Wednesday. The Coast Guard cutter Spencer's crew transferred 33 Haitian nationals back to their home of origin on Friday. (Chief Petty Officer Crystalynn Kneen/Coast Guard)
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard has returned 33 migrants to Haiti who agents intercepted at sea earlier this week.
The agency said in a news release that the 27 men and six women who had been trying to enter the United States were returned to Haiti on Friday.
The Coast Guard cutter Spencer encountered the Haitians on Wednesday on an overloaded 25-foot boat about 35 miles northeast of Tortuga, Haiti.
Crew members found six softball-sized packages of marijuana floating approximately 100 yards from the vessel.
They discovered on board three other packages of marijuana and a package that tested positive for amphetamines.
The Coast Guard crew transferred the Haitians to their cutter and destroyed the other boat since it posed a hazard.
On board, the migrants received food, water, shelter and medical attention.