Human smuggling from Canada to U.S. a 'lucrative market' attracting organized crime: RCMP
A lucrative and growing cross-border human smuggling market is attracting domestic and criminal organizations looking to cash in on moving “vulnerable” people from Canada into the U.S., according to the senior RCMP officer who oversees border policing.
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A lucrative and growing cross-border human smuggling market is attracting domestic and criminal organizations looking to cash in on moving “vulnerable” people from Canada into the U.S., according to the senior RCMP officer who oversees border policing.