Bail hearing set for Thursday afternoon for four charged with human smuggling
(Read the full report in the Courier Weekend, going to press Thursday afternoon)
By KATHY BOCKUS
kathy@stcroixcourier.ca
ST. STEPHEN – Bail hearings were scheduled for Thursday afternoon, May 14, for four individuals arrested and charged with conspiring to smuggle people across the border from Canada into the United States.
Appearing in St. Stephen Provincial Court and charged Thursday were Savita Singh-Murray, 43, of St. Stephen; Vaughn McCluskey, 71, formerly of McAdam, now of Fredericton; Mohammend Habib-Yusuf, 53, and Ravindra Hariprasad, 36, both of Ontario.
Singh-Murray and McCluskey were arrested Wednesday in New Brunswick, while the other two individuals were arrested in Scarborough, Ont.
If convicted on a first offence basis, the accused face a maximum of 10 years in prison and fine of up to $500,000. More significant penalties are handed out for second offences.
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