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Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border

Four men face charges for smuggling 44 mostly Haitian migrants, including children, across the U.S.-Canada border in Quebec, police said the migrants were found in a cube truck.

  • Tolga Yilmaz, age 34, was taken into custody on August 8 at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport in connection with the discovery of 44 migrants inside a cube truck.
  • Authorities claim Tolga Yilmaz played a role in the illegal border crossing near Stanstead, Quebec, on August 3, where migrants walked across the border before being picked up by a cube van.
  • Three other men—Ogulcan Mersin, Dogan Alakus, and Firat Yuksek—were charged on Aug. 4 related to the human smuggling incident and appeared in court in Sherbrooke.
  • The RCMP reported that Yilmaz attended a court hearing on August 9 and is currently being held while the case continues. They also stated that the investigation is active and additional charges could be filed.
  • Authorities continue investigating links between the accused and other smuggling events, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking near the Canada-U.S. border.
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Fourth man charged after 44 people, mostly Haitians, found in truck by U.S. border

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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