2 charged with ‘human smuggling’ across U.S.-Canada border

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Two men face federal charges in connection to a human smuggling operation between the U.S.-Canada border.

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that 45-year-old Jesus Ortiz-Plata of Independence, Oregon and Juan Pablo Cuellar Medina of Everett were arrested Thursday, traveling with three people they are accused of smuggling into the U.S. from Canada.This came following an investigation by U.S. Border Patrol, which began in 2022.

"According to court records, authorities became aware of Ortiz-Plata after stopping a group of non-citizens who had illegally crossed the border. A number they were ordered to contact was linked to Ortiz-Plata, and investigators were granted permission to track the cell signal.Authorities say Ortiz-Plata traveled from his home in Oregon, then as he passed through Seattle, was followed by law enforcement agents to a Medina's apartment in Everett.

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