Eight people have been charged in connection to an alleged human trafficking ring that saw hundreds of migrants smuggled from Canada into the U.S.

The RCMP allege that between July 2022 and June 2023, the group smuggled migrants through communities along the St. Lawrence River across borders into the U.S. and charged them thousands of dollars.&nbsp;

“Dangerous night-time crossings even cost some migrants their lives,” the RCMP said in a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;news release&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2024/international-human-smuggling-ring-dismantled&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2024/international-human-smuggling-ring-dismantled" target="_blank">news release</a>.&nbsp;

RCMP allege the group smuggled migrants through communities along the St. Lawrence River and charged them thousands of dollars{ai:summary}A web of deceit and danger unfurled as eight faces were unveiled in a human trafficking ring, profiting off the desperate journey from Canada to the U.S. Bodies bobbed in the St. Lawrence River, marking the tragic toll of illegal crossings. #crime

RCMP busts group that allegedly smuggled hundreds of migrants into U.S. from Canada

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