New York: Two Indians have been arrested in the US for their alleged involvement in smuggling people from India into America via Thailand.
Nileshkumar Patel, 41, and Harsad Mehta, 65 appeared in federal court on Thursday to face charges that they conspired to use commercial airline flights to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States, US Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
The two are charged by criminal complaint with one count of conspiracy to bring in and harbour aliens.
In addition, Patel is charged with six counts and Mehta is charged with four counts of smuggling foreign nationals into the United States for private financial gain.
They were arrested a day before by special agents of the US Department of Homeland Security when they arrived at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.
The conspiracy charge carries a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and each substantive charge of smuggling carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison.
23/10/15 PTI/The Hindu
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Nileshkumar Patel, 41, and Harsad Mehta, 65 appeared in federal court on Thursday to face charges that they conspired to use commercial airline flights to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States, US Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
The two are charged by criminal complaint with one count of conspiracy to bring in and harbour aliens.
In addition, Patel is charged with six counts and Mehta is charged with four counts of smuggling foreign nationals into the United States for private financial gain.
They were arrested a day before by special agents of the US Department of Homeland Security when they arrived at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.
The conspiracy charge carries a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and each substantive charge of smuggling carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison.
23/10/15 PTI/The Hindu
