Assistant U.S Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who handled the case, stated that on Nov. 12, 2014, Ndoja attempted to enter the United States from Canada at the Peace Bridge. The defendant, a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) card holder and member of the trusted traveler program, was driving a tractor trailer carrying rolled steel. During a secondary inspection, officers with Customs and Border Protection discovered Ndoja and Bardok and Kleda Tusha, both citizens of Albania, hidden inside the cab of the tractor trailer under a blanket.
Defendants Bardok and Kleda Tusha pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of illegal entry and were sentenced to time served.
The case is the result of an investigation by Customs and Border Protection, under the direction of Acting Director of Field Operations Rose Hilmey.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
