Fourteen immigrants have been arrested in Florida after a boat collided with a police officer

Fourteen immigrants have been arrested in Florida after a boat collided with a police officer

A group 14 migrants he was arrested this Friday after the boat they were traveling in rammed another boat belonging to the police maritime unit from Palm Beach County (PBSO), north of Miami, Florida (US), which it attempted to intercept, eventually running aground on a beach there, the sheriff’s office reported.

The incident happened this morning when A Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Maritime Unit boat attempted to intercept a boat carrying immigrants near Jupiter Inlet.

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Upon making contact, the captain of the boat carrying the immigrants, Bazaeluis Francois, rammed into the patrol boat and damaged two of its engines, causing an explosion. pursuit by sea and by air of the suspected vessel, noted the PBSO on social media.

The boat eventually ran aground north of the Juno Beach pier, and Highway Patrol officers immediately detained the captain and those on board. The 14 immigrants were handed over to the border policethe sheriff’s office added.

As for Francois, the captain of the boat, he was arrested and charged with the crime of ‘aggravated assault on a police officer’. Until now, the authorities have not disclosed the nationalities of the immigrants. (JO)

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