by The Editors on September 23, 2012
The almost weekly illegal immigrant drop at Ponto Landing got caught again (September 23, 2012) by the almost always vigilant Coast Guard, according to a story in the U-T San Diego.
The boat, a 25-foot Panga-style vessel, was spotted between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Authorities detained six men, one woman and one child, said Petty Officer Jarrad Pellerin. . . No one was injured. . . It’s not yet clear how many people had been on the boat when it reached land, Pellerin said.
So they’re saying some might have made it. Guess that’s why the boats keep Ponto Landing as one of their regular stops up the coast.
[Link: U-T San Diego]
by The Editors on October 18, 2010
Another panga full of suspected illegal immigrants was arrested at Carlsbadistan’s Ponto Beach (a.k.a Ponto Landing) at 2:30 AM on Friday October, 16, 2010. Thanks to work from a “multiagency force” 21 people were arrested, according to a story in the North County Times.
Many of those aboard the boat ran ashore, while three others tried to escape by pushing the boat back to sea —- but they gave up that attempt when they spotted the emergency lights of an approaching boat with law enforcement officers aboard, the agency said. . . Officials arrested 20 men and one woman as suspected illegal immigrants, and seized the boat, officials said.
For a Carlsbadistan record of past Ponto arrests click here.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 27, 2009
Apparently, the schedule of those panga’s delivering Mexican nationals to the South Carlsbadistan’s Ponto Landing are running a little tighter than we expected. On Monday, October 27, 2009 at approximately 2:40 AM another 20 illegals were arrested at Ponto, according to a story in the North County Times.
About 2:40 a.m., agents spotted a small, open-topped boat landing on South Ponto Beach, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release. Agents arrested 16 men and four women who disembarked, all Mexicans entering the country illegally, officials said.
Not so oddly, the men driving the boat and the boat itself could not be found. Click here for the complete rundown of monthly Ponto Landing arrests.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 3, 2009
The weekly load of illegals appears to just keep on rolling at Ponto as US Board Patrol agents nabs 21 more illegal immigrants at about 2:30 AM Friday (October 2, 2009), according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Fifteen men, five women and a 16-year-old boy were detained after a brief search by sheriff’s deputies and Border Patrol agents. Of the 21, three were wearing life vests. All 21 were Mexican nationals.
This is the fourth boat load of people that have been arrested at Ponto since July 17, 2009. And as usual, the boat and drivers got away. Official US Boarder Patrol press release after the jump.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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by The Editors on September 17, 2009
Yesterday (September 16, 2009) at about 2:30 AM a boat was found abandoned near Ponto, according to a story on San Diego 6.
Authorities combing the coastline for whoever abandoned a boat in Carlsbad early Wednesday intercepted a boat offshore carrying 23 suspected illegal immigrants, according to a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman. . . The boat was spotted by a helicopter crew at around 4:00 am (1100 GMT) south of Carlsbad.
Ponto has been a hotbed for illegal immigration action all summer. On July 17, 2009 20 illegals were arrested (and the boat got away). On August 21, 2009 23 illegals were arrested (and the boat got away) This time the people got away, but they got the boat. And they caught another 23 and another boat.
Appears the authorities are getting a little better at this game. Practice makes perfect.
[Link: San Diego 6 and AFP]
by The Editors on November 15, 2011
Carlsbadistan residents on their way to work down the coast this morning got a nice look at officials attempting to remove the drug-loaded panga that came ashore near the Tamarack Jetty just after midnight this morning (Tuesday, November 15, 2011), according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
U.S. Border Patrol agents spotted the 28-foot boat about 1:30 a.m. and watched it come ashore between Tamarack Avenue and Cannon Road, Agent Michael Jimenez said. . . Two men were on the boat, and one was sitting in an awaiting vehicle when they were taken into custody, Jimenez said.
Apparently the three Mexican nationals over shot their normal docking spot at Ponto Landing and then got stuck in the sand.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on May 4, 2011
On Friday morning, April 26, 2011 Carlsbad Police found an empty “abandonded panga-style boat” near Ponto Landing. You know, the almost weekly drop off point for Mexicans entering the country illegally.
Investigators say the Ensenada-based vessel which came ashore in Carlsbad was originally supposed to make landfall farther north. However, the smugglers had to abort the plan after the boat developed engine trouble.
Carlsbad officers reportedly alerted agents from the Los Angeles Border Enforcement Security Task Force (LA BEST) and U.S. Border Patrol and those agents used the information to clamp down on the illegal alien smuggling ring that has been running illegals into the country for month. In all four arrests were made. For the rest of the story, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on January 18, 2010
A boat that was very likely headed for Ponto Landing with 24 illegal immigrants onboard tipped over in the surf at Torrey Pines State Beach early in the morning on Saturday, January 16, 2010, killing one man, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Sixteen passengers were rescued Saturday from the 58-degree water or found along the shoreline. The search continued until sundown for the remaining people believed to have fled. . . .“This is our worst nightmare,” said Lauren Mack, spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We’ve been warning about this dangerous activity, and unfortunately now we have our first fatality.”
While one man died it is believed that six or seven of the illegals escaped into freedom in the land of opportunity.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on November 4, 2009
It appears Ponto Landing is getting a little too much heat from the Boarder Patrol so now the boats are landing a little further south at Beacon’s, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Agents with the Customs and Border Protection’s Marine Interdiction Unit spotted the 15-foot panga about 4:50 a.m. about one mile offshore and followed it until it reached the beach, officials said. . . Nineteen men and 2 women, all Mexican nationals, were taken into custody and handed over to the Border Patrol, Border Patrol Agent Mark Endicott said.
It’s good to know the US Border Parol has a Marine Interdiction Unit. That should help them catch them before they get to Carlsbadistan.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on October 14, 2009
Looks like the U.S. Border Patrol is making some headway against the coyotes running illegal immigrants into Ponto Landing on what seems to be a monthly schedule, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune. They caught another panga on October 13, 2009.
U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling the shoreline saw the panga boat about 3:30 a.m. Agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection then intercepted the boat about eight miles west of La Jolla and found the two men aboard. . . The men, ages 29 and 49, are Mexicans who were in the country illegally, officials said. . . An investigation determined that the men had earlier dropped off six people at the Carlsbad beach. Two of the six were later apprehended.
Guess we’ll have to see if they catch the next scheduled drop the second week in November. . .
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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