Human Smuggling

• RCMP conduct raids in Ontario, Quebec, break up human smuggling ring

  The RCMP have arrested eight people in Quebec and Ontario as part of an investigation targeting a smuggling ring that allegedly transported migrants across the U.S. border.

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  Mar 20
  
• 2 arrested, 5 rescued in search operation near Canada-U.S. border in Quebec

  When found, all five individuals were suffering from hypothermia and had been unable to continue their trek.

  Canada

  Feb 25
  
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• RCMP bust 3 men in latest human smuggling scheme near Quebec-U.S. border

  The arrests are the latest by the RCMP and Canadian government to show President Donald Trump that Canada is taking his concerns about border security seriously.

  Canada

  Jan 21
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• U.S. man pleads guilty to smuggling migrants from B.C. into Washington state

  A U.S. man has pleaded guilty to helping smuggle dozens of people from B.C. into Washington state, many concealed in rail cars.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2024
• Cellphone location records shown to jury in human smuggling trial

  The prosecution is expecting to wrap up its case Thursday in the trial of two men accused of human smuggling at the border between Manitoba and Minnesota.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2024
• Blizzard conditions met migrants at Manitoba-Minnesota border crossing, trial hears

  Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are accused of being part of a ring that flew Indian nationals to Canada, then had them walk across the border between Manitoba and Minnesota.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2024
• Human smuggling case heads to trial after family deaths at Canada-U.S. border

  The two suspects are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student visas and then smuggled them across the United States border.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2024
• Winnipeg man charged with human smuggling in border bust

  A Winnipeg man faces human smuggling charges after RCMP and U.S. Border Patrol officers arrested a vehicle full of people east of Emerson, Man., late last month.

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  Oct 9, 2024
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• RCMP detain 8 people near Manitoba border crossing, human smuggling charges laid

  'Police conducted a traffic stops on that vehicle and eight people were arrested under the Customs Act, and the driver was also arrested.'

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2024
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• Human smuggling group tied to dead migrants in St. Lawrence River: RCMP

  Members of two families, four people from India and four of Romanian descent, died in March 2023 while trying to make the crossing in Akwesasne, a First Nations territory.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2024