New Congressional Caucus to Address Human Trafficking, Drugs at US-Canada Border
A family of four from India were found dead on Jan. 19, 2022, near the Canadian border with Minnesota. The mother, father, and two small children—Vaishaliben Patel, 37; Jagdish Patel, 39; Dharmik, 3; and Vihangi, 11—were not dressed for the weather, but they walked through a blizzard in subzero temperatures and ultimately froze.
A year later, two men were arrested in India for human trafficking in connection with the case, The Canadian Press reported.
Frigid conditions don’t deter smuggling operations. The illegal movement of people and deadly drugs is exploding along the world’s longest international border, the 5,525 miles between the United States and Canada….