What to Know
- Over two dozen people were taken into custody after a possible human smuggling or trafficking operation was stopped in Coral Gables, officials said
- The incident unfolded when a security guard observed a possible abduction on Old Cutler Road
- Police responded and stopped a U-Haul van and a Toyota, and discovered more than 20 people in the van, officials said
- The people in the U-Haul included 6 females and 15 males from China, along with a Cuban man and a woman from Ecuador, Hudak said.
- In the Toyota were two Cuban men, a Brazilian woman and two men from Ecuador.
- Authorities believe the group was brought by boat and possibly dropped off on the southern end of Coral Gables before they were loaded into the van
Nearly 30 people were taken into custody in Coral Gables Friday as part of an investigation into a possible human smuggling or trafficking operation, authorities said.
Footage showed multiple women being patted down and placed in custody near Ingraham Park, where there was a massive law enforcement presence.
Coral Gables Police, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security officials were all at the scene…