Cubaverdad

ICE nabs suspected Cuban smugglers
10/23/2009, 3:13 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press

(AP) — FORT PIERCE, Florida – Immigration and Customs Enforcement
officials say they have dismantled a Cuban smuggling ring operating on
Florida's Atlantic coast.

ICE spokeswoman Nicole Navas said agents arrested seven people Oct. 15.
Local police arrested another suspect on drug charges. Another remains
at large, officials said.

The alleged Port St. Lucie-based group faces charges including
conspiring to smuggle Cubans into the country between June and December
of 2008. They could face decades behind bars if convicted.

Overall, Cuban migration has plummeted in the last year. Authorities
attribute the drop to stepped up investigations and prosecutions, the
lifting of some U.S. travel restrictions, a bad economy and a crackdown
on the communist island.

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