US Coast Guard arrests nearly 30 fishermen, seizes 1,400 pounds of illegal caught fish

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The United States Coast Guard stopped five lanchas and seized hundreds of pounds of illegally caught fish off the South Texas coast on Sunday. Authorities found 23 fishermen from Mexico illegally fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line, according to a press release. The fishermen were detained and transferred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials for further processing.

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