Authorities Break Up Human Smuggling Ring

Authorities have broken up an international ring that smuggled more than 100 illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Canadian border and have made 17 arrests in four cities, officials said.

Police said they expected further arrests in the case, which saw smuggling in both directions. The migrants were from China, Korea and Eastern Europe, said Michele Paradis, a spokeswoman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

“They were being hidden in trunks of cars, they were being put on railway cars, they were put in the backs of transport trucks, and there were occasions where small boats were used,” she said.