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3 Charged After Nearly 50 Migrants Smuggled Into Quebec From US: Border Agency

3 Charged After Nearly 50 Migrants Smuggled Into Quebec From US: Border Agency
A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) patch is seen on the uniform of a CBSA officer in Calgary, Alta., on Aug. 1, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Chandra Philip
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says three people have been charged with smuggling-related offences after a truck carrying nearly 50 foreign nationals was intercepted in southern Quebec.

CBSA spokesperson Guillaume Bérubé told The Epoch Times in an email that Quebec police intercepted the truck near the town of Stanstead around Haskell Road early on Aug. 3.

Chandra Philip
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Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.