3 men accused of smuggling people from the U.S. into Canada [Video]

The RCMP say three men in Quebec have been charged for helping to smuggle people into Canada from the United States.

During two separate events last year, the three men were intercepted in vehicles near the U.S. border in the Montérégie region southwest of Montreal, allegedly waiting to pick up people who had crossed into Canada illegally.

Muhammet Akca, 41, is charged with conspiring to facilitate the illegal crossing of several people in 2024 and is scheduled to appear in court in Valleyfield, Que., on March 3. Adrian Jose Herrera Tabares, 34, and Frangeli Coromoto Guzman Espinoza, 28, are facing charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and are scheduled to appear in court on April 25.

Akca was intercepted May 1 in Ormstown, Que., about 50 kilometres from Montreal. Cpl. Martina Pillarova, an RCMP spokesperson, said police identified a suspicious vehicle with two people inside, including Akca, who …