Four Indian nationals - including a BABY and teenager - froze to death

January 21, 2022

Officers found three bodies together - a man, a woman and a baby - 33 feet from the border near Manitoba after the arrest of Steve Shand, 47
The search continued and a teen boy was found a short distance away. It is believed they all died from exposure to the cold
Shand had been just previously charged with human smuggling after seven Indian nationals were found in the US, leading to the discovery of the bodies
One of those people spent a significant amount of money to come to Canada with a fraudulent student visa
According to documents, a US Border Patrol in North Dakota stopped a 15-passenger van just south of the Canadian border on Wednesday
Shand was driving and court documents allege he was with two undocumented Indian nationals

The bodies were found following the arrest of a Florida man who is suspected of smuggling in seven Indians.

Steve Shand, 47, was charged with human smuggling on Thursday, which led to the discovery of the bodies which were found in Canada near the US border in what authorities call a failed crossing attempt during the freezing blizzard.