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Service member arrests at Camp Pendleton climb to 19 in connection with a migrant smuggling scandal

Posted at 10:51 AM, Jul 27, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-27 13:51:06-04

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Officials say a total of 19 service members have been arrested at a California Marine Corps base in connection with a migrant smuggling scandal.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service said Friday that those arrested at Camp Pendleton include 18 Marines and one sailor, a Navy corpsman, who all serve in the same unit.

They are accused of various crimes ranging from migrant smuggling to drug-related offenses.