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Jury convicts two for smuggling Indian family who froze to death crossing US-Canada border

Jury convicts two for smuggling Indian family who froze to death crossing US-Canada border



Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into USA jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family froze to death attempting to cross the Canada-US border.After a brief deliberation on Friday, a jury in Fergus Falls, Minnesota delivered the verdict in the case against Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who used the alias “Dirty Harry”, and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida. Prosecutors say the pair were part of a broader criminal enterprise that helped migrants cross from Canada into the United States. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/22/human-smuggling-death-indian-family

Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto and agencies

Publish date : 2024-11-22 19:45:16

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