25 Detained From Mexican Smuggling Boat

Authorities on Monday were searching for suspected undocumented immigrants who were believed to have been aboard a Mexican fishing boat discovered off the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Some 25 people -- 19 men and six women -- were detained after the U.S. Coast Guard discovered the 40-foot, open-hulled boat with an outboard motor, known as a panga, in an area off Palos Verdes known as Abalone Cove.

Two vans were waiting on a nearby road to pick up the suspected undocumented immigrants, authorities said.

Port police, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and others assisted in the search for possibly 15 other people believed to be aboard.
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