Human Smuggling

• American man deported after failed attempt to smuggle Mexican family from B.C. into U.S.

  According to the hearing, Andres Alberto Beckett was to be paid $1,500 to facilitate the family’s entry into the U.S. from the South Okanagan.

  Crime

  Apr 17
  
• Man charged with human smuggling in attempt to get passengers across U.S. border

  An Ontario man has been charged with human smuggling after an arrest near Manitoba's border with the United States.

  Crime

  Mar 18
  
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• Smuggling arrest made 2 years after family froze to death on Manitoba border

  A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada

  Crime

  Feb 27
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• Winnipeg man faces human smuggling charges after 8 identified as foreign nationals

  There were eight passengers, RCMP said. Seven were confirmed to be foreign nationals from the Republic of Chad, and one from the Republic of Mali.

  Crime

  Feb 23
• 2 men charged for allegedly trying to smuggle people across U.S. border

  Two men from Montreal are facing charges for allegedly trying to smuggle people from Canada into the United States last summer, the RCMP said Tuesday.

  Crime

  Feb 13
• Calgary man arrested on human smuggling charges by Manitoba RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP said they arrested the driver of a vehicle for human smuggling. Inside the vehicle were seven male passengers from the Republic of Chad.

  Crime

  Feb 6
• Akwesasne police detain 13 people suspected of trying to cross illegally into U.S.

  Officers found a family of four walking down the road and another family of nine in a private home, and turned them over to Canadian authorities.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
• Man’s body found in river linked to migrant deaths’ probe: Akwesasne police

  The coroner's office has identified the dead man as Casey Oakes, 30, who had been missing since March. His body was found in the St. Lawrence River earlier in July.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
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• Florida man pleads not guilty in Canada/U.S. human smuggling tragedy in Manitoba

  A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in connection with the deaths of two adults and two children found frozen near the Canada-U.S. border last year.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
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• Akwesasne to get $12M in funding after recent deaths of migrant families

  The money includes a $10.4-million funding renewal to help the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service fight organized crime, as well as separate amounts for new police equipment.

  Canada

  May 25, 2023