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Tragic Boat Capsize: Three Dead, Human Smuggling Charges Filed

5/7/2025

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Five Mexican nationals are charged after a tragic panga boat capsized near San Diego, claiming three lives, including a 14-year-old boy from India. His 10-year-old sister remains missing. Authorities have arrested two suspects for human smuggling, with the possibility of seeking the death penalty. Four survivors are hospitalized, while nine others were initially unaccounted for.

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Five Mexican nationals are charged after a tragic panga boat capsized near San Diego, claiming three lives, including a 14-year-old boy from India. His 10-year-old sister remains missing. Authorities have arrested two suspects for human smuggling, with the possibility of seeking the death penalty. Four survivors are hospitalized, while nine others were initially unaccounted for.