COAST GUARD INTERDICTS 10 ALIENS 24 MILES WEST OF POINT LOMA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:

SAN DIEGO - Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC 1157)crew membersinterdicted 10 suspected aliens approximately 24 miles west of Point Loma on Saturday.

At approximately 10 a.m., a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations asset detected a 23-foot cuddy cabin vessel transiting north toward the maritime boundary line and notified the Florence Finch crew, who intercepted the vessel as it crossed the maritime boundary line.

At 10:40 a.m.,aFlorence Finchboarding team boardedthe vessel and detained 10 suspected aliens without the use of force.

All 10 were transported to Ballast Point, where they were turned ove...