Akwesasne police say there have been 48 incidents of people trying to cross illegally into Canada or into the US through the Mohawk territory since January, and most of them have been of Indian or Romanian descent. cdnpoli
“There are people of our community who are vulnerable ⦠usually younger people who are looking to make money, and they are exploited …. in the present case we’re talking about human smuggling.”
Dulude said his police service received two calls on Wednesday night around 9:30 p.m. from people who said there was “shouting out in the vicinity of the river.” He said his officers patrolled the shoreline using night-vision goggles and body-heat sensors.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.On Friday afternoon, search and rescue boats could be seen slowly cruising the marshy banks of the islands within the river, as chunks of ice occasionally floated past.
“A couple of times in one month, you’ll see a couple of them walking down the road with all their bags,” he said. In April 2022, six Indian nationals were rescued from a sinking boat in the St. Regis River, which runs through Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. A seventh person, spotted leaving the vessel and wading ashore, was later identified as a U.S. citizen. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials described what happened as a human smuggling incident.
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