Two Canadians Charged with Smuggling People Into WA Through Point Roberts
Prosecutors say eight Vietnamese nationals paid $13,000 to $15,000 each as investigators allege the pair arranged charter flights for profit.
- On Wednesday, Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma facing charges of conspiracy to transport certain aliens for financial gain.
- Authorities allege Vu and Huynh facilitated an illegal crossing at Point Roberts, a peninsula of Whatcom County accessible by land only through Canada, before flying eight Vietnamese nationals to Bellingham International Airport.
- According to the Department of Justice, the Vietnamese nationals agreed to pay between $13,000 and $15,000 for transport, with final destinations including New York and Tennessee.
- Conspiracy to transport certain aliens carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the U.S. Attorney's Office states.
- Border Patrol Agents and the Department of Homeland Security continue investigating the scheme, including a second flight allegedly accompanied by Vu that agents monitored.
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Two B.C. men are charged in a scheme to allegedly smuggle Vietnamese citizens from Canada into the U.S. through a small airport. Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday (May 13), according to a release from the Western District of Washington of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Vu is a Vietnamese citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, while Huynh is a Can…
2 B.C. men charged in U.S. in connection with human-smuggling scheme - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Two B.C. men are charged in a scheme to allegedly smuggle Vietnamese citizens from Canada into the U.S. through a small airport. Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday (May 13), according to a release from the Western District of Washington of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Vu is a Vietnamese citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, while Huynh is a Can…
2 B.C. men charged in U.S. in connection with human-smuggling scheme - Grand Forks Gazette
Two B.C. men are charged in a scheme to allegedly smuggle Vietnamese citizens from Canada into the U.S. through a small airport. Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday (May 13), according to a release from the Western District of Washington of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Vu is a Vietnamese citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, while Huynh is a Can…
2 B.C. men charged in U.S. in connection with human-smuggling scheme - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Two B.C. men are charged in a scheme to allegedly smuggle Vietnamese citizens from Canada into the U.S. through a small airport. Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday (May 13), according to a release from the Western District of Washington of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Vu is a Vietnamese citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, while Huynh is a Can…
2 B.C. men charged in U.S. in connection with human-smuggling scheme - Northern Sentinel
Two B.C. men are charged in a scheme to allegedly smuggle Vietnamese citizens from Canada into the U.S. through a small airport. Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., on Wednesday (May 13), according to a release from the Western District of Washington of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Vu is a Vietnamese citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, while Huynh is a Can…
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