Florida thwarts potential human smugglers, Haitian migrants repatriated, state says

MIAMI – Florida announced Monday that the state, working in conjunction with Miami police and federal authorities, has stopped a potential human smuggling operation.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Miami-Dade police stopped a 60-foot yacht that had 30 Haitian migrants and two purported human smugglers on Friday.

“All were taken into custody and turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard for repatriation,” the state said. “One of the suspected smugglers was transferred to Homeland Security Investigations custody.”