People Smuggling

• Why human smuggling attempts are on the rise on the U.S.-Canada border

  As the numbers of migrants attempting to cross the border between official ports of entry escalate rapidly, experts predict that more and more people will turn to human smuggling.

  Crime

  May 19, 2023
  
• Inside Canada’s most popular people smuggling route: ‘This is my job’

  At the U.S.-Canada border near the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, human smugglers help migrants cross the river in search of a better life. One smuggler tells us how.

  Crime

  May 18, 2023
  
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• 41 migrants found alive in back of refrigerated truck in northern Greece

  None of the migrants was injured, though some asked for medical assistance, a Greek police official said.

  World

  Nov 4, 2019
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• Vietnam arrests 8 more people in case of U.K. truck deaths

  The victims -- 31 men and eight women -- are believed to have paid people traffickers for their clandestine transit into England.

  World

  Nov 4, 2019
• Smuggler’s Inn owner forced to put up sign warning against entering Canada

  The sign's placement is one of several conditions Robert Boulé must meet to be released on bail.

  Apr 28, 2019
• ‘Smuggler’s Inn’ owner granted bail on charges of helping people sneak into Canada

  Robert Boulé operates the Smuggler's Inn, a bed and breakfast on the Washington side of Zero Avenue, a stretch of road that separates the two countries but is not blocked by any physical barriers.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2019
• Smuggling networks netted nearly $6 billion in 2015 getting migrants into Europe

  Smuggling networks cashing in on the huge flow of migrants into Europe had an estimated turnover last year of up to $6 billion, international law enforcement agencies said Tuesday.

  Politics

  May 17, 2016