Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US
Associated Press
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S.-Canada border over four years. Rajinder Singh said Tuesday that he made over $400,000 while working in the same international smuggling ring as two men who are on trial in federal court in Minnesota. The defendants in the trial are Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand. Federal prosecutors say they attempted to smuggle migrants across the border in 2022. A couple from India and their two young children froze to death. The defense attorney for one man says his client shouldn’t have been charged; an attorney for the other says her client was tricked.
