Crews engaged in illegal fishing US waters caught

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Crews engaged in illegal fishing US waters caught

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Coast Guard law enforcement crews count the catch of five Mexican lancha boat crews illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas at Station South Padre Island in South Padre Island, Texas, Nov. 16, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi.

Crews engaged in illegal fishing US waters caught

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted five Mexican lancha boat crews engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off the coast of southern Texas, Saturday.

Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aircrews, Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boatcrews, Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo, along with Customs and Border Protection Agency Air and Marine Operations and Homeland Security Investigations personnel interdicted five lanchas with a total of 22 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing. Five lancha boats, with fishing gear onboard, along with an estimated 6,186 pounds of illegal catch were seized. The Mexican fishermen were detained and transferred to border enforcement agents for processing.
Full story: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard- ... 019/11/17/
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