Written by A 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”, […]
MIAMI – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Marine Interdiction Agents intercepted a vessel with 13 undocumented migrants attempting to reach the coast of south Florida. On Nov.15, at approximately 8:40 p.m., the crew of a Marine Interdiction unit detected a vessel navigating without lights. The vessel, a 25-foot white […]
Welcome to another episode of Japan This Week, your weekly roundup of trending news stories from Japan Today. In this week’s episode: (0:58 – 5:36) CRIME: Tourist vandalism at shrines Arrest of a 65-year-old American man for carving letters into a sacred torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine. Discussion on rising vandalism, public drunkenness, and […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are accused of helping people cross the Canada-U.S. border on several occasions, once leading to the deaths of a family of four Author of the article: The Canadian Press Steve Lambert Published Nov 21, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by […]
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two men went on trial Monday on human smuggling charges, accused of being part of a criminal network that stretched around the world. […]
Kelantan menteri besar Nassuruddin Daud said a wall would curb smuggling and other cross-border crimes, as well as address flood issues along the 99km stretch of Sungai Golok. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Kelantan menteri besar Nassuruddin Daud said that the proposed plan to build a security and flood wall along the border between Kelantan and […]
According to US Border Patrol data, over 14,000 Indians were arrested on the Canadian border in the year ending September 30, 2022, a staggering increase from previous years. An incident in 2022 underscores the need for effective immigration policies and increased awareness about the risks associated with illegal border crossings. On a bitterly cold January […]
STERLING, Va. – Cocao and Coca may sound similar, but what Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport found inside packages of hot chocolate was a poisonous powder instead of the advertised chocolatey confection. CBP officers discovered over 28 pounds of cocaine while inspecting hot chocolate base from Guatemala. CBP officers discovered […]
People smuggling should be put on a par with global terrorism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, as he pushed for closer international cooperation to tackle the issue. The Labour party leader, a former chief state prosecutor in England and Wales, has vowed to “smash the gangs” behind the trade, amid concern at […]
A charity run shelter in El Paso, Texas stands accused of “planning and facilitating” illegal migrants to cross over the border from Mexico into the US, according to court documents. The accusation of brazen illegality is part of a suit filed by the state Attorney General Ken Paxton against Annunciation House, a Catholic group who […]