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Toronto: Four Indian nationals were among the eight victims of a human smuggling operation that lead to a tragedy along the Canada-United States border on Friday...
In an update on Saturday, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police said, The identities of the four Indian nationals have not yet been confirmed and next of kin have not yet been notified..
The news outlet Globe and Mail noted that Akwesasne straddles the Canada-US border, and has territory in Quebec, Ontario and New York State, and is known for being a transit point for human and contraband smuggling because of its location...
That followed suspicious activity being reported to the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service about a boat carrying multiple subjects on the Saint Regis river and travelling from Cornwall in the province of Ontario...
That incident occurred three months after four members of family from Gujarat, were found dead due to exposure to extreme winter conditions in the province of Manitoba, near the US border, in what was also a human smuggling operation gone wrong...
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