WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Bangladeshi national Saifullah Al-Mamun, 39, made his initial appearance in Laredo, Texas, today after being extradited from Brazil on July 8. A second superseding indictment charges Al-Mamun for his role in a conspiracy that smuggled aliens from Bangladesh into the United States.
According to court documents, Al-Mamun and his co-defendants - Mohamad Milon Hossain, 46 and Moktar Hossain, 38, both of Bangladesh - participated in a wide-ranging human smuggling operation and assisted other smugglers by facilitating the travel of scores of aliens from São Paulo, Brazil, and other locations in South America, Central America, and Me...