Coast Guard steps up patrols for Cuban migrants after hurricane

"The Coast Guard has increased patrols and aerial surveillance off the South Florida coast, preparing for a rising number of migrants from hurricane-battered Cuba trying to make it to the United States.

"The cutters are out in force," said Coast Guard Cmdr. Timothy Ciampaglio in Key West.

Two out-of-town Coast Guard patrol boats have been sent to the Keys, federal Customs and Border Protection planes and helicopters are assisting with more aerial surveillance flights and the Florida Highway Patrol is checking boats towed southbound on state roads to see if they might be used by smugglers.

The aim is "to disrupt these runs before they even happen, catch 'em on the roads ... before they even get out of the starting gate," Ciampaglio said"
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