U.S. cracks down on India-born human-smuggling ring via Mexico

By Amanda Bartolotta

‘CEO of several companies in Mexico, India and the United Arab Emirates … has been able to evade enforcement authorities while continuing to profit from human smuggling and drug trafficking’

A significant enforcement move by the U.S. Department of the Treasury has exposed a sprawling human-smuggling enterprise led by an Indian-born couple that has funneled migrants from multiple continents via Mexico into the United States.

The individuals identified are Vikrant Bhardwaj, age 39, and his wife Indu Rani, age 38, both originally from New Delhi. They are alleged to head the so-called “Bhardwaj Human Smuggling Organization” (HSO), which operated out of Cancun, Mexico and maintained a network of front companies from India, the United Arab Emirates and Mexico.

According to the Treasury Department’s announcement, the smuggling blueprint worked like this: Migrants from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America, including some from countries deemed national security risks, would fly into Cancun, be housed in hotels or hostels controlled by the network, then travel north along Mexico’s coasts and by land via the “Tapachula-Cancun-Mexicali Corridor,” ultimately arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Bribery of airport and security personnel and cooperation with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel are also alleged. This blueprint was used to smuggle thousands of migrants into the U.S.

full story at https://www.wnd.com/2025/11/u-s-cracks-down-india-born-human-smuggling/