Police stopped two vans transporting more than two dozen Chinese immigrants in Coral Gables on Tuesday morning, almost a few days later, near 30 people involved in human trafficking operations in the city. –
Coral Gables police officials said they received a call about migrants who were likely to move to a van after 8am in the morning.
The officers responded and stopped and stopped at the 88th Street and Old Cutler Road area on the Old Cutler Road.
Police said that between the two vans, there were 26 Chinese immigrants, including 17 men and 9 women who were in the process of moving to an unknown location.
“We believe that they came by boat, they came to a deserted area around the southern end of the coral Gables,” said Police Chief Ed Hodak.
Hodak said two alleged smugglers, a Cuba and a Puerto Rican were detained by police and one firearms were recovered.
Helicopter 6 aerial footage showed law enforcement agencies at the scene to tap several people and take them to the city trolley.
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Several agencies responded to the scene, including customs and border patrols and Florida department law enforcement agencies. US Homeland Security Investigations are investigating investigations, police said.
“Very little from the state of Florida, we have to target illegal immigration using our experienced state and local agencies,” said a special agent at the FDLE in Miami Jan Wikichio. .
The incident came just days after more than two dozen people were taken into custody in the coral Gables, in which officials said it was a human trafficking operation.
Hudak said it was believed that Tuesday was another human trafficking operation and said it seems that the smugglers are using the canal area that leads to private marina.
Coral Gables, FL: Earlier, US border patrolling agents and LE partners responded to the maritime smuggling event and arrested 2 Cuban smugglers and 26 illegal foreigners from China. All smugglers will be prosecuted accountable and criminal.
Stranger smuggling = prison time!#The arest… so… about… about…. pic.twitter.com/fxcsfvfsrx– Jeffrey Dinius (@usbpchiefmip) January 28, 2025
“They basically came to the coast in the same area, the two vans went in two different directions, Hodak said. “I can’t say exactly what they are connected, but this is one of the things that we had two weeks ago.”
Residents said they were surprised by the recent neighboring events.
“It is really a reality to be so close to the house,” said one woman. “Everyone was just surprised that it was going well through our home, because we really live on a small road that doesn’t really remember, you know, very wild.”
