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Local student charged with cross-river human-smuggling
By David Helwig
SooToday.com
Friday, March 10, 2006

NEWS RELEASE

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE

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Charges laid for international human smuggling

On Friday March 10th Sault Ste. Marie RCMP laid charges against a 24-year-old male from Toronto, Ontario, following a four-month investigation into human smuggling in the Sault Ste. Marie area.

Kreshnik Zeneli, who was residing in Sault Ste. Marie while attending a local post-secondary institution, has been charged with two counts of human smuggling in relation to two incidents which occurred in November, 2005 and March, 2006.

Zeneli is charged with transporting three foreign nationals across the Canada-United States border via the St Mary's River, in an attempt to avoid United States immigration officials.

All individuals, including Zeneli, were arrested by the United States Border Patrol, and are currently being held in the United States.

Zeneli is charged with two counts of conspiracy for his role in participating in the transportation of individuals into the United States under Section 465(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

RCMP are continuing their investigation at this time, and additional charges are pending.

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