CBP joins forces with Coast Guard to intercept 3 smuggling boats, apprehend 60 people off California coast

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard to intercept smuggling boats off the California coast, apprehending 60 people aboard three vessels. CBP's Air and Marine Operations unit interdicted three separate vessels off the coast of Southern California from April 17-21, CBP said in an announcement Friday. On April 17, CBP’s San Diego Marine Unit crews interdicted a 24-foot boat near San Clemente Island. The boat had 13 people on board, including seven men, five women and a juvenile female. CBP brought the boat to Ballast Point Naval Base for processing, according to the announcement. The next day, CBP apprehended another suspected smuggler boat 80 nautical miles southwest of San Diego. Aided by the Coast Guard's Cutter Florence Finch, A