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.

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.

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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.

Lucas Sedeno Rodriguez, 52, Jose Luis Villares, 55, and Keiner Cicilia Rodriguez, 39, are all facing charges of transporting, moving or attempting to transport or move an alien within the United States,

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.

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.

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.

CBS News Miami Ivan Taylor was honored in Coral Gables for his reporting on human rights in South Florida. "Women LOVE when you pay attention to this."

A transportation and logistics company with plans to build its global headquarters in Miami-Dade and add 525 new, good-paying jobs there has been cleared to receive $7.5 million in county cash for the undertaking.

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

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.