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

By Canadian Press on August 12, 2025.

MONTREAL — The RCMP say a fourth person has been charged in an alleged human smuggling operation after 44 people were found inside a cube truck earlier this month in Quebec by the United States border.

Tolga Yilmaz, 34, was arrested at Montreal Trudeau International Airport on Aug. 8, allegedly on his way out of the country.

The Mounties and Canada Border Services Agency say Yilmaz was allegedly involved in the illegal entry into Canada of 44 people on Aug. 3 near Stanstead, Que.

Three other men were arrested on charges including aiding or abetting someone to commit an offence under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Yilmaz faces the same charges and remains detained like the other three accused.

The 44 migrants were mostly Haitian, and included a pregnant woman and children as young as four.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2025.

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