Spanish, Chilean, Brazilian men tried to cross illegally into Michigan in middle of night, agents say

MARYSVILLE, Mich. – Officers mentioned they arrested a Spanish man, a Chilean man, and a Brazilian man who took a ship throughout the St. Clair River to cross illegally from Canada into Michigan in the course of the night time.

Border Patrol brokers from Detroit mentioned they noticed a ship on the St. Clair River close to Marine Metropolis cross the worldwide border round midnight Sunday into Monday (Sept. 4 into Sept. 5).

Marysville brokers had been known as to the shore and spoke to 3 individuals who received off the boat, in response to authorities. All three admitted to crossing the border from Canada, officers mentioned.

A 37-year-old Spanish man, a 30-year-old Chilean man, and a 34-year-old Brazilian man had been taken into custody.

“Smugglers want to know that our manpower, built-in with know-how, affords us the operational benefit in these smuggling makes an attempt, and they are going to be stopped,” Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley mentioned. “We are going to proceed to degrade and dismantle these transnational prison organizations who try to use our border.”

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Anybody with details about suspicious exercise on the border is requested to name the Detroit Sector Border Patrol BorderWatch phone quantity at 800-537-3220.