THIRTEEN illegal immigrants from Jamaica and the Dominican Republic were intercepted aboard a boat following a boat chase off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida.
The Palm Beach Post newspaper reports today that seven of the 13 had previously been deported from the United States.
Acting on a tip-off US federal agents boarded the boat, the Mary Carla, shortly after Wednesday midnight.
Passengers said they paid between US$2,700 and US$8,000 to smugglers named 'Yellow' or 'Rambo'.