Palm Beach police investigating overnight migrant landing

10 migrants in custody after making landfall near The Breakers in human smuggling event

A group of migrants were taken into custody after they made landfall near The Breakers in Palm Beach Friday morning, authorities said. U.S. Border Patrol and other law enforcement responded to what Chief Patrol Agent Jeffrey Dinise called a “maritime smuggling event” near the ritzy resort. Agents arrested 10 people who made landfall in a boat, including 5 from the Dominican Republic, 2 from Ecuador, 2 from Romania and 1 from the Bahamas. Dinise …

Palm Beach police investigating overnight migrant landing

In a statement released just before 4:30 a.m., the town said multiple units were responding to the scene near North Ocean Boulevard and Sunrise Avenue.

The Palm Beach authorities are investigating an apparent landing of immigrants in the early morning hours of this Friday near N. Ocean Boulevard and Sunrise Avenue. Police reported that at around 3:00 a.m., an alert was received about a stranded vessel near the hotel The Breakers. Upon arrival, the officers arrested 10 people, who were handed over to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office. Although the origin of the migrants is still unkn…