Two of the seven Indian nationals, illegally present in the US and arrested near the US-Canada border, have been seriously injured due to “suspected frostbite” and one woman will have to have part of her hand amputated as a result of the attack. exposed to extreme cold conditions, according to a court document.
A criminal complaint was filed Thursday in the US District Court of Minnesota against 47-year-old US citizen Steve Shand, who has been charged with human trafficking.
Shand, a “suspect of smuggling undocumented foreign nationals” was arrested near the US-Canada border on January 19 for transporting two Indian nationals who were illegally present. in America.
Two Indian nationals have been identified as ‘SP’ and ‘YP’ in the complaint.
The complaint also states that five Indian nationals “illegally present” in the United States were also identified and arrested around the time Shand was arrested.
“Six of the seven foreign nationals arrested were present at the Pembina Border Patrol station” in North Dakota, and “one of the foreign nationals was hospitalized with cold injuries.” The complaint also added that two of the seven Indian nationals arrested were “seriously injured.” “An adult male and an adult woman were taken to hospital on suspicion of frostbite. The male was later discharged, but the female was taken to a larger hospital and will likely have to be treated. partial arm amputation due to exposure to extreme cold. Weather conditions. Females also died several times while being transported by Border Patrol,” it said.
Authorities said the weather in the area was severe, with high winds, heavy snow and temperatures dropping below zero. “This area is also referred to by Border Patrol as an occurrence area. many cases of human trafficking,” it said.
A family of four Indian nationals, including an infant, froze to death along the US-Canada border in what authorities believe was a failed border crossing attempt during a blizzard. ice.
Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy, Commander of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba, said at a news conference that RCMP officers discovered the bodies of three people – an adult male, an adult female city and an infant – on the Canadian side of the border.
Fearing there might be more victims, officers continued to search and locate the body of another male, now believed to be a teenager.
Five Indian nationals told authorities they had crossed the border and were expecting someone to pick them up.
The group said they had been walking for more than 11 hours. A team member is carrying a backpack that doesn’t belong to him.
He told authorities that he was carrying a backpack for a family of four Indian nationals who had previously been with his group but separated during the night.
The backpack contains baby clothes, diapers, toys, and some baby medicine.
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