HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Coast Guard Cutters Robert Ward and Petrel intercept boat with 15 illegal aliens near San Diego

The United States Coast Guard apprehended 15 aliens during an interdiction off the San Diego coast.

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Petrel and Cutter Robert Ward apprehended 15 aliens in an interdiction off the coast of San Diego, Wednesday.

At approximately 4:20 a.m., crewmembers aboard the Cutter Petrel intercepted a 20-foot cuddy cabin style vessel carrying 15 aliens approximately ten miles northwest of Point Loma.

The aliens aboard the 20-foot cuddy cabin consisted of 11 adult males and four adult females, all of whom claimed Mexican nationality.

All 15 aliens were taken into custody by the Coast Guard and transferred to U.S. Border Patrol personnel.