Three
citizens of the Dominican Republic arrested
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Four individuals
landing a boat in the southern coast of Puerto Rico were caught and arrested by
Customs and Border Protection's U.S. Border Patrol agents and the Puerto Rico
Police Department yesterday after landing with a load of 918.7 kilos (2,025
pounds) of cocaine.
Border Patrol agents observed a 33-foot
Eduardoño-type vessel with two outboard engines reaching the shores of Tuna Beach
in the town of Maunabo, requesting immediate assistance from Puerto Rico Police
Joint Forces of Rapid Action (FURA, for its Spanish acronym) agents.
Border Patrol and FURA agents found 33
bales containing 811 bricks of cocaine as well as a Ford Expedition with 15
gasoline containers.
Three individuals claiming to be from
the Dominican Republic were arrested; Cecilio Mercedes-De La Cruz, Jose Miguel
Guzman-De Los Santos and Victor Manuel Carela.
The estimated value of the seized
cocaine is $22,950,000.
The vessel, subjects, vehicle, and
contraband will be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for prosecution and disposition.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is
the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged
with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and
between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and
terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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