Wednesday, September 3, 2025
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
FIVE Bahamians, along with a group of 30 Chinese nationals, were intercepted by US Coast Guard officials in three separate attempted human smuggling incidents near Florida.
According to reports, the migrants — 17 men and 13 women — were found on three different vessels in US waters by US Coast Guard officials.
It is believed that the group, including the Bahamian men, may have originated from Abaco.
The Bahamian smugglers and one of the Chinese migrants were arrested and are being held in the US for further investigation and potential smuggling charges. The migrants are expected to be returned to The Bahamas, where they will be handed over to Bahamian authorities for processing in Grand Bahama.
Comments
ThisIsOurs says...
Wow. 30 Chinese. I mentioned to someone that for years I've suspected a certain business of smuggling Chinese citizens. You will see large trailers arriving on premises but the store never has any goods.
Somebody knows and someone has to be accepting payments to look the other way. Nothing else explains this. Possibly the high ranking politician.
Posted 4 September 2025, 4:29 a.m. Suggest removal
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