A 50-year-old man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit human smuggling, according to New Brunswick RCMP.
Police say that in July 2016, authorities were made aware that a 46-year-old woman had entered the United States illegally by crossing the Saint John River in a paddle boat.
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The woman, originally from Ecuador, was stopped by U.S. authorities in Van Buren, Maine, shortly after crossing.
On July 28, 2016, members of the RCMP arrested two men, a 67-year-old from Edmundston, N.B. and a 50-year-old from Baker Brook, N.B.
Both men were eventually charged with conspiracy to commit human smuggling.
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On Thursday, both men appeared in Edmundston Provincial Court.
The charge against one man was withdrawn while Richard Cyr of Baker Brook, N.B. pleaded guilty.
Cyr was fined $4,000 and a $1,200 surcharge.
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