U.S. lays charges alleging human smuggling across Canadian border

The U.S. Department of Justice said four Mexican nationals have been charged with allegedly running a human smuggling operation across the Canadian border.A news release on Friday said the four men charged thousands of dollars to bring people from Mexico to Canada, then across the international border into northern New York.“As alleged, these defendants illegally entered this country and then sought to smuggle hundreds of aliens per week to the United States from Mexico, Central America, and South America through the Canadian border,” said Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the Justice department’s criminal division, in the news release.