2 men charged after U.S. prosecutors say B.C. freight trains used for human smuggling

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The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges for their alleged role in a scheme to transport people across the border on freight trains.

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An affidavit by a U.S. Homeland Security officer says 28 were Mexican nationals and one was Colombian guiding the group, whose presence was noticed around 1 a.m. when border officers saw anomalies in an X-ray of the car.Court documents outlining the charges filed in Seattle on Friday say Ortiz-Plata and Medina came to the attention of investigators last July, after Border Patrol agents identified a phone number associated with “numerous human smuggling events” through Blaine, Wash.

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After riding the train for about two hours, the trio were picked up by another unknown person and taken to an apartment, the document says.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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