10 migrants found near Boynton Inlet; border patrol investigates suspected maritime smuggling

BOYNTON BEACH — U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered a vessel and 10 people from Caribbean and South American nations early Friday at a park near the Boynton Inlet. The agents are investigating the incident as an act of maritime smuggling. The discovery happened at about 3 a.m. at Ocean Inlet Park on North Ocean Boulevard. The people were from Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Jamaica. All are in the custody of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and could face being returned to their home countries.