The Navy Times offers
a piece on the arrests of Marines at Camp Pendleton.
SAN DIEGO — On
the surface, it seemed like a simple task: Drive to a spot a few miles north of
the U.S.-Mexico border, pick up people and then drop them off at a McDonald’s
or other spot past the city of San Diego, and make anywhere from $500 to
$1,000. No need to cross into Mexico.
Two Marines whose arrests earlier this month for migrant
smuggling led to the stunning arrests of fellow Marines at Camp Pendleton described
in federal court documents such an offer being made to them. The Naval Criminal
Investigative Service on Friday said a total of 19 service members have been
arrested at the base, including 18 Marines and a Navy corpsman, who all serve
in the same unit.
The military personnel are accused of various crimes from
migrant smuggling to drug-related offenses, but officials have not said exactly
how they were involved.
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