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- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a boat carrying 14 Mexican nationals in Newport Harbor.
- The vessel seized at 1:30 p.m. Saturday was disguised as a recreational fishing boat.
- Jose Miguel Castro-Duenas, 44, was charged with attempted alien transportation and illegal reentry.
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli called it a brazen assault on rule of law.
- Councilmember Erik Weigand urged installing cameras and drones to monitor harbor traffic.