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Eight African Migrants Detained, Driver Charged With Human Smuggling By Manitoba-US Border

Eight African Migrants Detained, Driver Charged With Human Smuggling By Manitoba-US Border
The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference, held on June 24, 2023, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Jennifer Cowan
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A Somali national living in Winnipeg is facing human smuggling charges after federal police detained eight African migrants near the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.
Officers from the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated Border Enforcement Team in Manitoba and their U.S. counterparts became aware of a border breach Aug. 22 west of the Gretna port of entry, police said in a press release.
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.