Man convicted in human smuggling case to represent himself on appeal

A man sentenced to a decade behind bars for his involvement in a human smuggling ring across the Manitoba- Minnesota border has been granted approval to represent himself in his appeals case.

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who was residing in Florida at the time of his arrest, was sentenced in May 2025 alongside co-defendant Steve Shand. Shand has filed his own appeal. The cases …