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Akwesasne man pleads guilty in smuggling case that left 9 dead in St. Lawrence River

May 11, 2026

A 35-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the United States for his role in a human smuggling conspiracy that led to the deaths of nine people, including two children under the age of three, in the St. Lawrence River.



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