Human smuggling charges

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A Canadian is accused of helping five people sneak into the U.S. from the South Okanagan.

U.S. Border Patrol Agents headed to a remote area southeast of Osoyoos after a camera spotted people walking toward the border on Feb. 8 near Oroville, Wash., reported Spokane news outlet KXLY.com.

Once there, the agents reportedly found footprints in the snow crossing the border.

Muhammed Khan, a Canadian citizen who had entered legally into the U.S. the day before, was pulled over by border agents. He had five people in the truck with him.

Court documents obtained by KXLY say "all passengers were dressed in layers of clothing and were wet from the knees down. This is indicative of someone who had walked through deep snow."

All five were reportedly residents of India.

Khan has been charged with bringing in and harboring certain aliens.