MARATHON, FLA. (WSVN) - Over a dozen Cuban migrants are in federal custody after making landfall in Marathon.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they responded to a maritime smuggling event, Monday.

Agents located 18 Cuban migrants and took them into custody after they made landfall on a homemade vessel.

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