Two Convicted in Tragic US-Canada Border Smuggling Case
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Two men, Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Anthony Shand, were found guilty by a Minnesota jury of human trafficking and other charges related to the freezing deaths of an Indian family attempting to cross from Canada to the US in January 2022. The Patel family, including two young children, died in a blizzard near the border. The trial highlighted the dangers of human smuggling operations and the profit-driven motives of those involved. Both men face up to 55 years in prison, with sentencing to follow.
Topics:nation#court-verdict#crime#freezing-deaths#human-trafficking#smuggling-operation#us-canada-border
- Two men found guilty in freezing deaths of family at US-Canada border BBC.com
- Jury convicts two for smuggling Indian family who froze to death crossing US-Canada border The Guardian US
- 2 men found guilty in Minnesota in deadly border crossing case Star Tribune
- Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US The Associated Press
- Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death The Associated Press
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