16 Camp Pendleton Marines Arrested For Drug And Human Smuggling Operations

Marine Times: 16 Camp Pendleton Marines arrested by NCIS for alleged human smuggling and drug offenses

Naval Criminal Investigative Service carried out a mass arrest of 16 Marines Thursday morning during a battalion formation aboard Camp Pendleton, California, according to Marine Corps officials.

The Marines were arrested for allegations related to “various illegal activities” from human smuggling to drugs, the Marine Corps said in a press release.

Maj. Kendra Motz, a Marine spokeswoman, told Marine Corps Times that the Marines questioned and arrested by NCIS ranged in rank from private first class to corporal and hailed from 1st Battalion, 5th Marines.

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WNU Editor: 16 US Marines were arrested. This was not a small team of criminals.

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