The U.S. Border Patrol seized a sailboat south of the Juno Beach Pier that agents believe was involved in a maritime smuggling operation.

A group of migrants from Haiti were taken into custody after arriving by boat on Juno Beach early Monday, authorities said. The nine migrants arrived near the Juno Beach pier in what was a maritime smuggling event,

One person was found on the vessel and the other illegal immigrants were taken into custody after being found walking through nearby neighborhoods early this morning.