Bahamian charged with human smuggling in Miami-Dade

Thu, Feb 25th 2010, 12:59 AM

MIAMI, Florida - A Jamaican man is dead and a 19-year-old Bahamian man has been charged with trying to smuggle two Jamaicans, a Bahamian and a citizen of Trinidad into the U.S. on Tuesday.

Suspicious of a 28-foot Intrepid near Black Point Marina, a police helicopter followed it. When authorities tried to stop the craft, those onboard jumped off and tried to swim away.

Black Point Marina Map
Black Point Marina

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) captured seven people, including the body of a 28-year-old Jamaican man who was found about 30 feet from shore.

Authorities seized 60 pounds of marijuana from a duffel bag that was on the boat.

Davon Rolle was charged with alien smuggling and four were charged with illegal re-entry: David Coore, 27, of Jamaica; Delroy Coombs, 45, of Jamaica; Mathura Bridgelal, 50, of Trinidad; and Tyrel Levarity, 23, of the Bahamas.

A sixth suspect, a 24-year-old man from The Bahamas, was charged with violating immigration law and is being held by ICE. A seventh man was released by authorities.

Read more in the Miami Herald.

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