The Miami Herald
May 14, 2000
 
 
Cuban group arrives in Keys

 Ten Cuban migrants made their way to the Keys early Saturday.

 Nine men and a woman landed in Long Key, off Islamorada, at about 9:30 a.m.

 The migrants, whose ages ranged from 26 to 39, left Villa Clara in a 19-foot wooden boat three or four days ago, said Joseph Mellia, U.S. Border Patrol spokesman.

 ``They said they all purchased the boat cooperatively,'' Mellia said.

 He added that he did not suspect smuggling because their stories did not conflict.

 All the migrants were in good condition and were taken to the Pembroke Pines Border Patrol station and transferred to Krome Detention Center for a medical screening.

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