Mexican migrant is promoted to” capitol” by pirates, and they order him to cut off his peers close to Imperial Beach.
Santos Panduro Muoz was named as the commander of a flimsy little collier boat that was carrying several people off the coast of California on Sunday near Imperial Beach, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard placed the warship on hold for a health check and alerted the U.S. Border Patrol about potential immigrant arrivals. A border adviser was waiting to audition the captain and passengers while the vehicle was being towed to Mission Bay by the Coast Guard.
The eight inhabitants of the vessel were detained for being in the United States improperly, according to court documents filed with the Southern District of California.
Panduro supposedly consented to make a statement and was given his freedom by agents. Panduro claimed he made the commitment to travel from Jalisco, Mexico’s western state, to San Bernardino, California, for a sum of$ 15, 000 to a smuggling agency there. He claimed he had to work in the United States to pay for his son’s unknown medical care.
The pirates offered to push off$ 7, 000 off his charge if he agreed to captain the collier vessel to California, Panduro reportedly told authorities.
Based on Coast Guard studies, the Border Patrol also questioned customer Mauricio Miguel Ponce Rodriguez. The Mexican federal reportedly admitted to using Google Maps while at sea to aid Panduro. Ponce allegedly “helped” the agents with the fuel and refueling of the collier boat according to court records.
When reportedly asked if the pirates were going to lower his travel costs in exchange for aiding the captain, Ponce reportedly said no.
The U. S. Attorney’s Office on Tuesday filed immigrant smuggling claims against Panduro and Ponce. They’re scheduled to appear at a primary hearing Aug. 22 before U. S. Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major in San Diego.
The remaining six workers were placed in elimination trials.
