A foreign national has pleaded guilty to conspiring to facilitate the smuggling of illegal migrants into the United States, and will face deportation after serving a two-year prison sentence, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says.
Edgar Gonzalez de Paz, 37, pleaded guilty to facilitating illegal entries into the United States at a Montreal courthouse on Nov. 6, the CBSA said in a Nov. 10 news release. The agency says Gonzalez de Paz faces a prison sentence of two years less a day.
Gonzalez de Paz took part in a conspiracy to facilitate the smuggling of seven migrants into the United States on Jan. 27 and 28, 2024, a CBSA investigation revealed. The CBSA says the investigation found that Gonzalez de Paz organized the illegal border crossing in exchange for money….