One of three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec has been granted bail.
Firat Yuksek must respect a long list of conditions that include not having a passport and not being within 25 kilometres of the Canada-U.S. border.
Quebec court Judge Alexandre Tardif ruled that Yuksek’s co-accused, Ogulcan Mersin and Dogan Alakus, will remain detained until the end of their trial.
There is a publication ban in place on the evidence presented over two days during the bail hearing in Sherbrooke, Que.
The men were arrested at about 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 3 near Stanstead, Que., after police intercepted a cube truck near the U.S. border….