India claims Canadian colleges are involved in the trafficking of international students across the border between Canada and the United States

Indian authorities have launched an investigation into alleged links between several Canadian colleges and two entities based in Mumbai, accused of facilitating human trafficking and illegally helping students cross the Canada-U.S. border. The investigation follows the tragic death of Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, 39, and his family, who were found dead near a Manitoba-U.S. border crossing…

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Two men were convicted of smuggling family members to Canada from the United States

A Minnesota jury has convicted two men, Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Anthony Shand, for their roles in smuggling an Indian family from Canada to the US, resulting in their deaths in January 2022. Both men were found guilty on all charges, including human trafficking, criminal conspiracy, and culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The…

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Police and experts warn of an increase in human trafficking in the London, ON region

London has the fifth-highest number of reported human trafficking cases in Canada, according to a report released Nov. 1 by Statistics Canada. In 2023, there were 570 cases of human trafficking reported across Canada, with 24 of those incidents occurring in London. Human trafficking refers to the illegal recruitment, transportation, harboring, or sale of people…

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Four Indian-Americans are accused of operating a human trafficking ring in the United States

A disturbing case of human labor trafficking has come to light in Collin County, Texas, leading to the arrest of four individuals accused of running a trafficking scheme out of a residence. Princeton Police Department’s investigation revealed that 15 women were found as alleged victims of human trafficking at a home on Ginsburg Lane. Charged…

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