Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies responded along with State Parks to the discovery of a suspected panga boat at Arroyo Hondo Beach.
Authorities were alerted to the boat just before 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
Panga boats are generally used to smuggle drugs or people.
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's officials say some people were detained at the scene.
No other information was immediately available.