MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew fired shots at a boat carrying 25 Chinese nationals attempting to enter the United States illegally in an effort to disable the vessel off Florida last week.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, on June 10 a Coast Guard crew from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach encountered a vessel that failed to comply with orders to stop. DHS said the crew issued warning shots, which did not stop the boat. The crew then fired disabling shots, successfully stopping the vessel. No one was injured, DHS said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, along with special agents from ICE and Homeland Security Investigations, responded to the interdiction and launched a criminal investigation, DHS said. All 25 individuals intercepted were Chinese nationals…