Costa Rica seizes migrant ship - Democratic Underground

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Mon Sep-14-09 04:37 AM
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Costa Rica seizes migrant ship

Officials in Costa Rica have said that a boat with 54 African migrants on board has been intercepted off the country's Caribbean coast.

A security ministry spokesman said three men on the boat had been charged with trafficking offences.

Officials said the boat was in a poor condition and that those on board had not eaten anything for several days.

They believe the 54 migrants, including seven women, came from Eritrea and had paid traffickers to reach the US.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8252969.stm

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