
'Dirty Harry' gets 10 yrs in US jail for 4 deaths during trafficking bid
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Patel was arrested at Chicago airport on Feb 20, 2024 in connection with the deaths. He was convicted in Nov 2024.
Indian police sources said Patel arranged at least 35 illegal trips for Indian nationals, most of them from Gujarat's Mehsana district. According to sources, he studied in Canada and lived in New York and Chicago since 2018 after re-entering the US illegally. Before that, Harry had a long record of failed US visa applications.

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