A dozen suspected illegal migrants who descended on Newport Beach by boat were spirited away by waiting vehicles in a sophisticated human smuggling operation, witnesses told federal agents.

The boat carrying a large group of suspected migrants landed at a private dock in Newport Harbor last Saturday before the men onboard disappeared into the posh neighborhood. The 20-foot vessel they arrived in was abandoned after striking and damaging a nearby yacht.

One resident told The California Post she saw the men enter two vehicles on her street and drive away, making a slick getaway that has flummoxed investigators and left neighbors frightened for…

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