A Montreal man is facing 22 criminal charges laid by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) following an investigation that the CBSA said uncovered evidence of the man’s involvement in helping foreign nationals to illegally enter the country.
Hugues Mbala Diata appeared at the Montreal courthouse on Oct. 1. A news release issued by the CBSA that day said the accused faced charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) related to the illegal entry of several nationals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Canada.
The federal law enforcement agency said an investigation launched in 2023 “uncovered evidence” of the accused’s “improper involvement in refugee claimant cases.”…