1 Arrested As Authorities Seize Vessel On Waterway (WPBF-FL)

1 Arrested As Authorities Seize Vessel On Waterway
Illegal Alien Also Found On Board 'Suspicious Vessel,' Police Say

POSTED: 10:48 am EST February 20, 2010

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities stopped what they said was a suspicious vessel on the Intracoastal Waterway on Saturday, arresting one passenger and holding another.

A local officer working with a U.S. Customs agent intercepted the vessel Friday at about 11:54 a.m. after receiving a tip, police said.

On board they found a passenger carrying a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun. The passenger was identified as Rudys Orozco. Orozco was charged with carrying a concealed firearm and brought to Palm Beach County Jail, police said.

Officers said they also found an illegal alien on the vessel. The individual was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.

Authorities seized the vessel, a 26-foot-long Seahawk.