海軍陸戰隊淪落至此？收費偷渡移民並販毒，16名精英隊員被捕…

16 US Marines arrested for alleged crimes including human smuggling and drug-related offenses

16名美國海軍陸戰隊員因涉嫌運送他人偷越國境罪和毒品相關罪行而被捕

來源：CNN 翻譯：世界播

Sixteen US Marines were arrested Thursday for alleged involvement in various illegal activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses, according to a statement from the Marine Corps.

據美國海軍陸戰隊發布的一份聲明稱，周四，16名美國海軍陸戰隊員因涉嫌參與從運送他人偷越國境到與毒品有關的犯罪等各種非法活動而被捕。

The arrests took place in a dramatic fashion on Thursday morning at Camp Pendleton, California, during a battalion formation.

周四上午，在加利福尼亞州彭德爾頓營地的一個營地編隊期間，逮捕行動以一種戲劇性的方式進行。

"Information gained from a previous human smuggling investigation precipitated the arrests," the statement said. "None of the Marines arrested or detained for questioning served in support of the Southwest Border Support mission."

聲明稱：「從之前的運送他人偷越國境調查中獲得的信息促成了逮捕行動。被逮捕或拘留接受問訊的海軍陸戰隊員中，沒有人參與了支援西南邊境的任務。」

Eight other Marines were also questioned on their involvement in alleged drug offenses unrelated to today"s arrests, the Marine Corps said.

美國海軍陸戰隊還表示，另有八名海軍陸戰隊員也因涉嫌與今天逮捕行動無關的毒品犯罪而受到訊問。

A US official told CNN that Thursday"s arrests are related to an incident that occurred earlier this month in which two Marines from Camp Pendleton were charged with transporting undocumented immigrants for financial gain.

一名美國官員告訴CNN，周四的逮捕與本月早些時候發生的一起事件有關，當時兩名來自彭德爾頓軍營的海軍陸戰隊員被控為獲取經濟利益而運送非法移民。

Byron Law II and David Salazar-Quintero, both lance corporals, were arrested after their vehicle was pulled over by Border Patrol agents about 20 miles east of the Tecate port of entry.

拜倫?勞二世和大衛?薩拉扎-昆特羅均為一等兵，他們的車在特卡特入境港以東約20英里處被邊境巡邏人員攔下後被捕。

Law was driving, and Salazar-Quintero was in the passenger seat. There were three passengers in the back of the car, and they told the agent they were Mexican citizens, had no immigration papers and were not permitted to enter the United States, according to the complaint.

當時勞開車，薩拉扎-昆特羅則坐在副駕駛位置。起訴書稱，汽車后座有三名乘客，他們告訴特工自己是墨西哥公民，沒有移民證件，不被允許進入美國。

The three immigrants apprehended from the back of Law"s car told Border Patrol agents that they"d made arrangements to be smuggled into the United States and had been told via cellphone to get into Law"s car.

這三名在勞的汽車后座被逮捕的移民告訴邊境巡邏人員，他們被告知均已安排妥當，會有人偷偷運送他們進入美國，並通過手機告訴他們需要搭乘勞的汽車。

Two of the migrants said they were planning to pay $8,000 to be smuggled into the country, the complaint says. One planned on traveling to Los Angeles, the other to New Jersey.

起訴書稱，其中兩名移民表示，他們計劃支付8000美元走私入境。一個計划去洛杉磯，另一個計划去新澤西。

According to their service records supplied by the US Marine Corps, both of the men charged earlier in the month are riflemen with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They have been awarded the National Defense and Global War on Terrorism service medals.

根據美國海軍陸戰隊提供的服役記錄，這兩人都是海軍陸戰隊一師第五團第一聯隊的步槍兵。他們被授予國防和全球反恐戰爭服務獎章。

Thursday"s arrests come one day after the US military took the rare step of sending home an elite team of Navy SEALs from Iraq due to "a perceived deterioration of order and discipline" that caused a military commander to lose "confidence in the team"s ability to accomplish the mission."

周四的逮捕事件發生的前一天，美國軍方採取了罕見的措施，從伊拉克撤回了一支由海豹突擊隊組成的精銳部隊，原因是「秩序和紀律的明顯惡化」，導致一名軍事指揮官「對該部隊完成任務的能力失去信心」。

A US Defense Department official familiar with the situation told CNN that the unusual step of sending the team home was due to allegations regarding the consumption of alcohol during their downtime, which is a violation of general orders issued to troops participating in overseas campaigns.

一名熟悉情況的美國國防部官員告訴CNN，將這支隊伍遣送回國的不尋常之舉是因為他們被指控在休息間隙飲酒，這違反了向參加海外行動的部隊下達的常規命令。

The disciplined service members were members of SEAL Team 7, according to multiple defense officials.

根據多位國防官員的說法，這些紀律部隊成員是海豹突擊隊第7分隊的成員。

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