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Haitian Migrants Apprehended
By RBDF Public Relations
Nov 13, 2019 - 5:34:20 PM

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Coral Harbour Base, (RBDF): Shortly after 9:00 pm Tuesday an Operations Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) helo, while on routine patrol detected a number of persons on the south eastern end of Inagua.

On closer inspection, a 30-ft. wooden low profile Haitian migrant vessel with 10 persons onboard was also discovered. Checks along the coastline and nearby bushes uncovered over 80 individuals believed to be Haitian migrants.

These individuals are currently being removed from the remote area in a joint effort by the Royal Bahamas Defence and Police Forces and transferred to the United States Coast Guard Cutter DILIGENCE.

The migrants will be taken to Matthew Town and handed over to Immigration officials for further processing.

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force remains vigilant in defending the territorial integrity of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

(For further information please contact the RBDF Public Relations Section or visit our website: www.rbdf.gov.bs, follow us on Facebook, and view our Youtube channel)

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