In Border Patrol news, agents based in the Grand Forks Sector stopped a smuggling run close to Neche, North Dakota. On December 2, 2022, agents spotted a vehicle parked close to the North Dakota-Canada border. That is when another vehicle pulled up on the Canadian side and dropped off several people.
North Dakota Border Patrol Agents Stop People Smuggling Attempt at U.S-Canada Border
After that, the people crossed over the border into the U.S towards the parked vehicle. CBP agents rolled up on the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. They found that the nine inside the vehicle were all immigrants—including the driver—in the country illegally.
The nine immigrants were taken into CBP custody and sent to the Pembina Border Patrol Station. Two of those involved will be charged with alien smuggling and unlawful re-entry. As for the other seven, they are being charged with illegal entry into the U.S. Chief Patrol Agent Anthony S. Good said of the arrest:
“As a result of the outstanding work by our agents in the field and the collaborative efforts of our partners within the Department of Justice, we were able to criminally-charge those individuals in this case and seek a significant consequence to those seeking to conduct illicit cross border activity. As a reminder, anyone who puts their lives in the hands of a smuggler, is putting their life, and the lives of their family at risk.”
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