CMC – Bahamian officials said they had detained 22 foreigners, including two children, on Sunday after intercepting a 32-foot vessel in Bahamian waters carrying a United States flag.
She said that the group included 13 men, six women, two children and one infant from Ecuador, Italy, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Brazil. They were reportedly on their way to North America.
The migrants were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Police Force Marine Unit acting on intelligence and intercepted the vessel west of New Providence.
The police said they have since handed over the migrants to the Immigration Department for processing.
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