Another panga discovered in San Pedro; 2 arrests
Two possible smugglers were arrested this morning when another panga fishing boat was discovered on a San Pedro beach, police said.
The discovery was made about 7 a.m. near Barbara Street below Point Fermin Park.
Police located a Pelican briefcase on the boat. It was unclear what it contained.
"The boat's been located, officers are clearing the boat and securing it as a crime scene," said Rachel Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Port of Los Angeles police.
On Wednesday, authorities arrested 12 suspected drug smugglers and discovered 31 pounds of marijuana aboard a panga fishing boat at Abalone Cove in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Smugglers -- carrying people or drugs -- have increasingly used 25-foot skiffs to enter the United States in recent months to avoid tighter land border crossings.
Police previously found pangas in Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.
The discovery was made about 7 a.m. near Barbara Street below Point Fermin Park.
Police located a Pelican briefcase on the boat. It was unclear what it contained.
"The boat's been located, officers are clearing the boat and securing it as a crime scene," said Rachel Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Port of Los Angeles police.
On Wednesday, authorities arrested 12 suspected drug smugglers and discovered 31 pounds of marijuana aboard a panga fishing boat at Abalone Cove in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Smugglers -- carrying people or drugs -- have increasingly used 25-foot skiffs to enter the United States in recent months to avoid tighter land border crossings.
Police previously found pangas in Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.
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