MIAMI - An investigation is underway after a human smuggling event in Coral Gables. The joint investigation is being conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and local police.

A group of more than 30 migrants, most of them Chinese citizens, was found inside a U-Haul truck Friday after a report of an alleged abduction, Florida authorities said.

A Cuban man agreed to transport over 20 migrants for $5000 — a decision that landed him and two others in federal custody after they were caught in Coral Gables with migrants packed into a U-Haul van, according to a federal complaint.

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Federal court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday identify the three men suspected of smuggling more than two dozen migrants — mostly from China — into South Florida.

Nearly 30 people were taken into custody in Coral Gables Friday as part of an investigation into a possible human smuggling or trafficking operation, authorities said.

Coral Gables police detained individuals suspected of human smuggling; a U-Haul van with mostly Chinese migrants was stopped. An investigation and support by U.S. Border Patrol is ongoing.

More than a thousand people, walkers, runners and fitness enthusiasts woke up bright and early Sunday morning to participate in the Amerant Bank 5K race in Coral Gables to benefit the United Way Miami nonprofit.

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The Calta Group secured a $30 million loan for its future luxury townhouse development in Coral Gables. The construction mortgage from Miami-based Banesco USA will pave the way for construction of Via Veneto to start in the spring of this year, the Coral Gables-based development company announced.

Pura Vida Miami opened new outposts in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale, and a Big 4 ad agency moved from Brickell to Coral Gables.

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