Two Convicted in Tragic US-Canada Border Smuggling Case
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.