TAMPA, Fla.&nbsp; — The U.S. Justice Department is ramping up efforts to target human smuggling operations exploiting America’s northern border, officials announced Thursday, citing growing concerns about sophisticated criminal networks that transport migrants for profit expanding beyond the southern border.

U.S. authorities allege children were given THC-laced candy in order to sedate them as they were being taken across the border.{ai:summary}The U.S. Justice Department is stepping up efforts to target human-smuggling operations along the northern border.Officials say sophisticated networks are expanding beyond the southern border, trafficking migrants for profit. #crime

U.S. Justice Department ramping up efforts to target human smuggling at border with Canada

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