MIAMI (WSVN) - The U.S. Coast Guard crew put a stop to a migrant smuggling operation off the coast of South Florida.
According to officials, the boat they stopped was spotted Wednesday about 14 miles east of the Haulover Inlet.
Coast Guard crews found 14 Haitians and two Bahamian migrants on board.
They were sent to Freeport in the Bahamas while the smuggler was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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