SAN DIEGO (AP) — Border patrol agents arrested 15 Mexican citizens who authorities say were attempting to enter the U.S. illegally by boat.
The Border Patrol said in a statement that agents spotted the 35-foot vessel in pre-dawn hours Friday as it traveled north off the San Diego coast.
After it landed in the city’s Mission Beach neighborhood, a statement said agents took 15 people into custody, ranging in age from 12 to 47 years old.
The agency said those arrested — 14 males and one female — were Mexicans.
The boat was confiscated by authorities.
