The man accused of being behind a recently busted smuggling operation made his first appearance in federal court Tuesday morning in West Palm Beach.
Man accused of smuggling operation in court
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THE MAN ACCUSED OF BEINGBEHIND A RECENTLY BUSTEDSMUGGLING OPERATION MADE HISFIRST APPEARANCE IN FEDERALCOURT THIS MORNING - IN WESTPALM BEACH.LAST FRIDAY - POLICE IN PALMBEACH DETAINED A DOZENIMMIGRANTS WHO CAME ASHOREAROUND TEN- THIRTY A.M.
NINEOF THOSE DETAINED WERE FROMCHINA - INCLUDING ONEJUVENILE.
JOSHUA LEWIS, FROMTHE BAHAMAS, FACES ONE COUNTOF ALIEN SMUGGLING.
HE WASALLEGEDLY THE CAPTAIN OF THESHIP.
THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINTSAYS THAT LEWIS WAS CHARGEDLAST FALL WITH A SMUGGLINGCASE - AND DEPORTED ON JANUARY14TH - JUST THREE DAYS BEFORETHE LATEST INCIDENT.
W-P-T-VHAS LEARNED THE SHIP CAME INTHE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, ANDUP AGAINST EIGHT FOOT WAVES.COURT RECORDS SHOW THEPASSANGERS HAD NO LIFEJACKETS, AND CAPSIZED OFFSHORE- THROWING MOST OF THE MOST OFTHEM INTO THE OCEAN.JOSHUA LEWIS IS DUE BACK INCOURT NEXT WEEK.
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