Eight African Migrants Detained, Driver Charged With Human Smuggling By Manitoba-U.S. Border

Published on September 10, 2024

A Somali national living in Winnipeg is facing human smuggling charges after federal police detained eight African migrants near the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba. Officers from the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated Border Enforcement Team in Manitoba and their U.S. counterparts became aware of a border breach Aug. 22 west of the Gretna port of entry, police said in a press release. Migrants were found walking north from the border shortly after 10:30 p.m., where they were picked up by a man driving a rental vehicle, the RCMP said. The eight migrants and the driver were arrested and taken into custody at the Emerson RCMP detachment after officers conducted a traffic stop. ...

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