WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Saiful Islam, 39, a Bangladeshi national, pleaded guilty today to charges related to his role in a conspiracy that smuggled numerous aliens through South America, Central America, and Mexico to the United States.
According to court documents, Islam participated in a wide-ranging alien smuggling organization and assisted other smugglers by facilitating the travel of aliens from and through Brazil, South America, Central America, and Mexico so that the aliens could illegally enter the United States. Some aliens were transported along the Colombian coast in dangerous boats by intoxicated pilots. Some aliens trekked through the Darien G...