NASSAU – Police said they detained six Cuban nationals and seized a 15-foot outboard fishing boat in the latest wave of illegal migrants trying to enter the Bahamas.
Police and Immigration officials in Inagua said acting on intelligence they were able to carry out the raid on yesterday.
They said the six Cuban men appeared “to be in good health” and would be flown to New Providence.
The police gave no further details on the incident but last year, the Bahamas government held talks with Cuban officials on the illegal migration problem.
Last month, Nassau said it would continue to pursue “spot checks” and dismissed suggestions that the Perry Christie government had singled out certain immigrants as part of the profiling policy of its administration.
Last year, the Bahamas deported more than 100 Cuban nationals who entered the country illegally. (CMC)
