Police in Florida say that two vans packed with 26 Chinese migrants were stopped on Tuesday morning while two alleged smugglers were detained, Fox News Digital has learned.

Two alleged smugglers, along with 26 Chinese migrants – nine women and 17 men – were taken into custody, Coral Gables Police Chief Edward James Hudak Jr. said in a press conference.

The Bahamas has long been a jumping off point for Florida-bound migrants, and Chinese nationals are no exception. Over the years, they have boarded boats from Grand Bahama, taking them directly to ...

In addition to the migrants in the Toyota were a Cuban ... was stopped by officers and found 16 Chinese females, 15 Chinese males, one male from Cuba, and a female from Ecuador.

And, one of the men caught by Coral Gables police driving one of the two vans that picked up the migrants was already facing ...

More than 20 Chinese migrants were found inside the back of vans in Coral Gables on Tuesday morning, according to police.

A group of more than 30 migrants, most of them Chinese ... investigating the U-Haul truck, which had 16 Chinese females, 15 Chinese males, one male from Cuba and a female from Ecuador, according ...

Multiple law enforcement officers are on the scene at Old Cutler Road and Southwest 120th Street in Coral Gables, where Coral Gables police and federal agents detained Chinese migrants on Tuesday ...

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