Sentencing issued for two human smugglers

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel (left) and Steve Anthony Shand (right). Photo Courtesy - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel (left) and Steve Anthony Shand (right). Photo Courtesy - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Sentencing was issued last week for two men convicted of human smuggling operations across the Canada- US border which ultimately resulted in the death of the Patels, an Indian family of four, who died from exposure in January 2022.The ringleader of the operation, Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, no relation to the aforementioned victims, has been sentenced to serve 121 months – or rough...

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