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Four people arrested for allegedly smuggling foreign nationals from Massena to Cornwall

Posted 3/1/16

MASSENA -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has arrested four people involved in the attempted smuggling of foreign nationals from Massena to Cornwall, Ont. On Feb. 11, the CBSA’s Cornwall …

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Four people arrested for allegedly smuggling foreign nationals from Massena to Cornwall

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MASSENA -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has arrested four people involved in the attempted smuggling of foreign nationals from Massena to Cornwall, Ont.

On Feb. 11, the CBSA’s Cornwall Enforcement and Intelligence team received information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) officers that three foreign nationals were identified in Massena “as acting in a suspicious manner,” CBSA said.

The CBSA, with the assistance of partner agencies, conducted surveillance on them.

The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, which patrols the Canadian side of the territory, found and arrested three foreign nationals and a resident of Cornwall, CBSA said.

The Cornwall resident was arrested for aiding and abetting the illegal movement of people into Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and the three foreign nationals were arrested for entering Canada without examination, CBSA said.

All were transported to the Cornwall Regional Task Force detachment for processing by the CBSA.

The three foreign nationals received their detention review and admissibility hearings on February 15 and 16. The Cornwall resident was released on what Canadian law calls a Promise to Appear. He will appear in court on March 15, CBSA said.